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why is Windows Server 2003 only seeing 500mb of 500gb of hard drive space on Dell Poweredge with raid 0.

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  • Business Computing
  • NAS / RAID
  • Windows Server 2003
  • Hard Drives
  • Dell
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May 20, 2014 6:10:08 PM

I have a Dell PowerEdge 1950 blade and installing Windows Server 2003 Standard. I have 4 146Gb SAS hard drive in a raid 0 configuration. Windows Server 2003 will not install due to not enough hard drive space. Need help installing OS.

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May 21, 2014 12:15:57 AM

The windows server 2003 does not have your raid controller driver.
you need to hit f6 during installation and load driver from floppy disk
or integrate the driver with the windows 2003 server install disc.
take a look at this link :

http://thebackroomtech.com
May 22, 2014 2:55:49 PM

Well, I think Cjar is right on the money, but I suppose you could have a 500MB partition. If so, you will need to create a new partition to access the rest of the array. But the most likely situation is that the install disc only sees the CD drive; you need to load the RAID driver to see your array. You likely have a Dell PERC 5 or 6 controller, so just download the drivers from Dell.
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