Not sure if anyone can help me. Trying to install Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit on a server my work is having me build, and it keeps getting hung up on "Completing Installation"

 

Specs:

Supermicro serverboard X8DAH+-0

2x Intel Xeon X5650 processors

2x Crucial 24GB Kit PC3 - 10600 Registered for a total of 48 GB

1 TB Hitachi (unsure of specs, came brand new)

1 Asus dvd burner

 

Started by using an NVIDIA GTX560, now using an msi r4350 md512h

 

 

I've tried swapping graphics cards, disabling the on board network adapter, changing some of the hard drive settings in the bios, but I still get hung up on the same spot.

 

 

Any ideas?

Just curious; but if you're building a dedicated server, why are you not installing a server OS?

Just curious; but if you're building a dedicated server, why are you not installing a server OS?

Because I was handed a bunch of parts and I was told to make it work.

 

Also, we need it to run a very specific application.

Before your previous post I was asking myself the same question as obfuscator, I think Windows Server 2008 R2 woud've been a better OS than Windows 7 Ultimate, for a server, but whatever floats your boat, as long as it's not an illegal version of the OS.

 

Are you sure you don't need to load a driver before the installation in order for it to be able to finish?

Before your previous post I was asking myself the same question as obfuscator, I think Windows Server 2008 R2 woud've been a better OS than Windows 7 Ultimate, for a server, but whatever floats your boat, as long as it's not an illegal version of the OS.

 

Are you sure you don't need to load a driver before the installation in order for it to be able to finish?

Not sure what I'd load...

 

A CD came with the motherboard, but it has apps to be used after the installation. Same with the GPU, but I'm not sure how I'd load that without an OS.

Before the installation process starts you have the option to load the drivers. Usually it is also much better to load the drivers, downloading them from their website first seeing as they're updated, from a USB Key.

Windows 7 and Windows server 2008 r2 use the same kernel, so any application which runs on Windows 7 should run just as well on WS2008.

 

Not to mention that any company developing a server-based application would most likely assume it would be running on a server OS.

 

I know it's not your original problem, but I'd definitely recommend that over going with W7. If your superiors can be convinced....tell them it's like trying to pick up a new couch with a smartcar instead of a moving van.

Not going to work.

 

Are there any logs I should try to access? I can bring up the command prompt with shift+f10, not sure where those might be located...

Have you tried different OS/CD? I bet something wrong with the particular CD or CD burner.

When you say "hung up" do you mean it actually freezes? Or there just appears to be no progress?

 

You could always trying installing another OS just to see if it's a hardware issue and then reformatting with w7...

A friend of mine uses a server OS for his gaming PC and he has yet to find a game/program that doesn't run on it. Just try installing a server OS on it >.>

A friend of mine uses a server OS for his gaming PC and he has yet to find a game/program that doesn't run on it. Just try installing a server OS on it >.>

He already said he couldn't, he doesn't need to be told twice.

Have you tried different OS/CD? I bet something wrong with the particular CD or CD burner.

I'll probably do that, either XP or Ubuntu. Won't be back at work until Monday, yay vacation.

Apparently several of my coworkers got it working. They said they updated the bios, and enabled the hard drives to a RAID1 configuration. Can't be too sure what else they did, or what helped.

 

Thanks everyone for your time.