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<\/a>Installing a clean Windows Server 2003 on a headless (no video out) system is not a simple task. I would not recommend attempting this without having either a lot of experience with OS deployment or a lot of patience and desire to learn.<\/p>\nThere are generally two ways to do this on the EX47x series: one is to hook into the network boot loader used for recovery mode and push down an image, and the other is to use a pre-configured hard drive.\u00a0 With either method you must have an installation of the OS pre-configured.\u00a0 The most straight forward method is to take a hard drive to another system and install Windows Server 2003, then use Sysprep to prepare for an unattended installation.<\/p>\n
Pre-requisites:<\/p>\n
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- Licensed Windows Server 2003 (integrated SP2 preferred) installation media<\/li>\n
- Windows Server 2003 SP2 or newer Deployment Tools (download<\/strong><\/a> from Microsoft website)<\/li>\n
- HP MediaSmart drivers to be gathered for unattended installation (Download<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Instructions:
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- Gather drivers from HP EX47x system and SiS website<\/strong><\/a> (should have minimum of .inf, .sys, and .cat for each driver — or download\u00a0here<\/strong><\/a>)\n
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- AmdK8, Marvell 61xx and Marvell Virtual Device, SiS RAID (from \\Windows\\OemDir on EX47x WHS installation), SiS AGP, SiS Gbe, and SiS VGA<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Organize drivers into a directory structure\n
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- Drivers\\AmdK8<\/li>\n
- Drivers\\Marvell\\61xx<\/li>\n
- Drivers\\SiSRaid<\/li>\n
- Drivers\\SiSAGPDrivers\\SiSGbe<\/li>\n
- Drivers\\SiSVGA<\/li>\n
- Drivers\\WNAS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Create\u00a0Sysprep.inf\u00a0using Setupmgr.exe included with Deployment Tools, or use sample file below\n
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- Add mass storage drivers (if the SiS RAID driver is not specified then the system will never boot)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Install Windows Server 2003 SP2 on a hard drive using another system that is ACPI-compliant (hyper-threading or multi-core preferred)<\/li>\n
- On first boot, skip updates and Finish the server setup to open incoming connections\n
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- If an ethernet adapter driver was installed with the stock setup, feel free to install updates before continuing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Enable Remote Desktop in System Properties (My Computer properties, or Control Panel | System)<\/li>\n
- Copy files required for unattended deployment to this fresh installation (use a flash drive or burn previously gathered files to a disc)\n
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- Drivers to C:\\Drivers<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Sysprep files from Deployment Tools to C:\\Sysprep<\/strong><\/li>\n
- i386 folder from Server 2003 installation disc to C:\\Sysprep\\i386<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Run Sysprep (ensure it is version 2.0, which will be displayed in the window title) with default options, and choose Reseal; this may take a while<\/li>\n
- After shutdown, disconnect the hard drive and install in the first HP MediaSmart drive bay (make sure there are no other drives installed)<\/li>\n
- Power up, wait for unattended setup processes to complete (should be less than 5-10 minutes), test Remote Desktop, install Windows Updates<\/li>\n
- The sample\u00a0Sysprep.inf\u00a0will configure the network adapter to use a DHCP assigned IP address\n
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- If you do not have a DHCP server (most gateway\/routers will), change the settings using Setupmgr.exe to use a static IP address<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Sample and functional\u00a0Sysprep.inf<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(change AdminPassword, ProductKey, [LicenseFilePrintData], ComputerName, and JoinWorkgroup to suit) on next page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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- Sysprep files from Deployment Tools to C:\\Sysprep<\/strong><\/li>\n
- Drivers to C:\\Drivers<\/strong><\/li>\n
- HP MediaSmart drivers to be gathered for unattended installation (Download<\/strong><\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n