Floppy bypass W2K raid setup

Bosw8er · 20th August 2002, 18:28

I only need a floppy to install raid in W2K.
When pressing F6 during boot it asks for the disk ... as far as i've tried it didn't like any other location than a:
How to bypass that ?

Jay-Jay · 23rd August 2002, 23:03

Mmmmh never had that problem here. Strange
Can't you copy all the files directly to a: instead of a subdir or am I misunderstanding the problem?

Bosw8er · 23rd August 2002, 23:10

Yup, misunderstanding.
I want to leave OUT the floppy ... only thing i cannot bypass is raid setup in W2K.

jmke · 23rd August 2002, 23:46

I'm afraid you have to rewrite the W2k source code then

Bosw8er · 23rd August 2002, 23:50

Dam, so it stays in.

24th August 2002, 14:09

just hook up your floppy when you need it?
it's not like you're installing win2k every week right?

Jay-Jay · 27th August 2002, 00:14

Normally it should have to be possible, since you can do network installations. But I have never seen an option in an answer file for the raid-driver location......
going to look it up :-)

20th August 2002, 18:28	#1
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Floppy bypass W2K raid setup I only need a floppy to install raid in W2K. When pressing F6 during boot it asks for the disk ... as far as i've tried it didn't like any other location than a: How to bypass that ?

23rd August 2002, 23:10	#3
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Yup, misunderstanding. I want to leave OUT the floppy ... only thing i cannot bypass is raid setup in W2K. __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

23rd August 2002, 23:46	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	I'm afraid you have to rewrite the W2k source code then __________________

23rd August 2002, 23:50	#5
Bosw8er Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,711	Dam, so it stays in. __________________ "Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that."

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23rd August 2002, 23:03	#2
Jay-Jay Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 260	Mmmmh never had that problem here. Strange Can't you copy all the files directly to a: instead of a subdir or am I misunderstanding the problem?

24th August 2002, 14:09	#6
jASjE Posts: n/a	just hook up your floppy when you need it? it's not like you're installing win2k every week right?

27th August 2002, 00:14	#7
Jay-Jay Member Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 260	Normally it should have to be possible, since you can do network installations. But I have never seen an option in an answer file for the raid-driver location...... going to look it up :-)