You cannot perform a CD installation of a slipstreamed version of Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 or Windows Server 2003 R2 on a computer that uses an Adaptec 2120S or 2200S RAID controller

You cannot perform a CD installation of a slipstreamed version of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with Service Pack 1 (SP1) or Windows Server 2003 R2 on a computer that uses an Adaptec 2120S or 2200S RAID controller.

Note This issue occurs only when you perform a CD installation for the following language versions of Windows Server 2003:

• Brazilian Portuguese
• Hong Kong Chinese
• Russian

This behavior occurs because the Txtsetup.sif file that is included with the CD has an incorrect entry.

To resolve this issue, use one of the following methods:

• Perform a network installation of Windows Server 2003 SP1 or Windows Server 2003 R2 by using a corrected Txtsetup.sif file instead of the Txtsetup.sif file on the CD. To correct the entry in the Txtsetup.sif file, follow these steps:
  1. Delete the following line from the "SCSI.Load" section in the Txtsetup.sif file:
     arc = arc.sys,4
  2. Save the Txtsetup.sif file.
  Then, you may perform the network installation by using one of the following methods:
  • Remote Installation Service (RIS)
  • Automated Deployment Services (ADS)
  • Network share
• Use the instructions that are provided by the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) vendor.

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