Re: Windows is unable to find a system......

This article may help.

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/927520



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"Onedayflyer" wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to install Windows 2008 server for testing purposes but when
> I'm trying to install it I'm getting an error when I should select a
> disk for installation. The error is:
>
> 'Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for
> installing'
>
> I have tried to format the whole disk, made new partions, deleted
> partitions, tried to make the disk active but nothing helps.
>
> My question is what can I do to install Windows 2008. The disk is an
> RAID 1 setup, but whem I'm loading the driver the disk is recognized.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
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>

What vintage is the hardware?



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"Onedayflyer" wrote:
> I've seen this article and I've tried everything but nothing helps
>
> Some things I've tried:
> - Deleted the raid array
> - Created partition with diskpart
> - Used de clean (all) function
> - Tried several drivers (XP, Vista, 2003 server) but all the same error
>
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Nice board. You might ask in their support forums if this OS is supported.
Also Nvidia bought ULi which I think makes the southbridge controller so you
may have other places to look for support.




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"Onedayflyer" wrote:
> It's from 2008? Vista Drivers are available, Windows 2008 is similar to
> Vista. Isn't?
>
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