Memory error on install of 2008

I have a server with 4GB of RAM currently running 2003 SBS and I want to wipe
it and install 2008 R2, however when I boot to the 2008 install dvd I get an
error:

"No physical memory is available at the location required for the Windows
Boot Manager. The system can not continue."

I get the same result with 2008 standard both 32 and 64 bit and the R2
versions.

Any help would be appreciated.

Mike

Mke

Mike wrote:
> I have a server with 4GB of RAM currently running 2003 SBS and I want
> to wipe it and install 2008 R2, however when I boot to the 2008
> install dvd I get an error:
>
> "No physical memory is available at the location required for the
> Windows Boot Manager. The system can not continue."
>
> I get the same result with 2008 standard both 32 and 64 bit and the R2
> versions.
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike
>
> Mke

That sounds strangely familiar.Do you possibly have a USB thumb or external
Drive connected. If so, disconnect it and retry it. You know of course 08R2
is 64 bit only.

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/kj

Thanks for the response but no USB drives other than keyboard and mouse (I
also tried with PS2 Keyboard and Mouse no-diff)

Yes for the R2 is 64 bit I have tried both standard and enterprise.

Just for kicks I have tried Windows 2000, WP, Vista, 2003 Server and 2003
Server R2; all will begin their install process.

Windows 2008 and Windows 7 give the memory error


"kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:

> Mike wrote:
> > I have a server with 4GB of RAM currently running 2003 SBS and I want
> > to wipe it and install 2008 R2, however when I boot to the 2008
> > install dvd I get an error:
> >
> > "No physical memory is available at the location required for the
> > Windows Boot Manager. The system can not continue."
> >
> > I get the same result with 2008 standard both 32 and 64 bit and the R2
> > versions.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > Mke
>
> That sounds strangely familiar.Do you possibly have a USB thumb or external
> Drive connected. If so, disconnect it and retry it. You know of course 08R2
> is 64 bit only.
>
> --
> /kj
>
>
> .
>

I'd probably look closer at the hardware, run memory diags, pull the memory
and see if any mismatched, lower grade, configure with a minimum amount and
retry. Sounds like newer versions are detecting something the old versions
didn't care so much about.

Mike wrote:
> Thanks for the response but no USB drives other than keyboard and
> mouse (I also tried with PS2 Keyboard and Mouse no-diff)
>
> Yes for the R2 is 64 bit I have tried both standard and enterprise.
>
> Just for kicks I have tried Windows 2000, WP, Vista, 2003 Server and
> 2003 Server R2; all will begin their install process.
>
> Windows 2008 and Windows 7 give the memory error
>
>
> "kj [SBS MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Mike wrote:
>>> I have a server with 4GB of RAM currently running 2003 SBS and I
>>> want to wipe it and install 2008 R2, however when I boot to the 2008
>>> install dvd I get an error:
>>>
>>> "No physical memory is available at the location required for the
>>> Windows Boot Manager. The system can not continue."
>>>
>>> I get the same result with 2008 standard both 32 and 64 bit and the
>>> R2 versions.
>>>
>>> Any help would be appreciated.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> Mke
>>
>> That sounds strangely familiar.Do you possibly have a USB thumb or
>> external Drive connected. If so, disconnect it and retry it. You
>> know of course 08R2 is 64 bit only.
>>
>> --
>> /kj
>>
>>
>> .

--
/kj

"Mike" <> wrote in message
news:4C69521E-79EB-4793-B318-...
> Thanks for the response but no USB drives other than keyboard and mouse (I
> also tried with PS2 Keyboard and Mouse no-diff)
>
> Yes for the R2 is 64 bit I have tried both standard and enterprise.
>
> Just for kicks I have tried Windows 2000, WP, Vista, 2003 Server and 2003
> Server R2; all will begin their install process.

Right,...but were these older ones 64bit or 32bit? You did not indicate
that,...that is an important thing.

Maybe you are trying to install a 64bit OS on hardware that can only do
32bit?


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Phillip Windell

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