SBS: Setting Up SBS Without a Network Adapter Being Detected

• Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server versions 4.0, 4.0a, 4.5

SYMPTOMS

When you install Small Business Server 4.5, you receive an informational dialog box containing the following message:

A Setup parameter specified by your system administrator or computer manufacturer is missing or invalid. Setup may therefore ask you to provide this information.

You may wish to inform your system administrator or computer manufacturer that the "DetectAdapters" value is missing or invalid.

There is no network adapter installed on the computer. Small Business Server requires a network adapter to operate correctly. Do you want to proceed anyway?

RESOLUTION

These dialog boxes appear when the setup is unable to detect a network interface card (NIC) in the computer. However, it is possible to ignore this message and continue through the setup completion, which installs the MS Loopback Adapter. After setup completes, the NIC can be installed by running the Hardware Setup Wizard (click Control Panel, double-click Network, and then click the Adapter tab).

If there is a network card present, check to make sure it is on the Hardware Compatibility List for Small Business Server.

If the network card is present and on the Small Business Server Hardware Compatibility List, contact the hardware vendor to troubleshoot the network card hardware failure. Small Business Server will not function properly until a detectable network card is installed.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information, please see the following article(s) in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q220828 SBS: Network Adapter Detected Incorrectly

Q180108 Small Business Server 4.0 Readme.wri File

Additional query words: smallbiz

Keywords :
Version : winnt:4.0,4.0a,4.5
Platform : winnt
Issue type : kbprb