Problems Installing Windows 2000 on HP NetServer LH3 with NetRAID

ID: Q216645

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional

SYMPTOMS

When you install Windows 2000 on a Hewlett-Packard (HP) NetServer LH3 with a system partition larger than one gigabyte (GB) in size, you receive the following error message when the computer restarts:

DISK READ ERROR CTRL+ALT+DEL TO REBOOT

CAUSE

Windows 2000 does not include a driver for the HP NetRAID adapter. When you attempt to use the HP driver for Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, the same problem can occur.

RESOLUTION

To work around this problem, create a partition that is smaller than 1 GB in size during the Text-mode portion of Setup. This allows the installation process to continue.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words: HP, NetServer, LH3, RAID, Partition, Size

Keywords : kberrmsg kbhw kbsetup
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb