NuTCrAcKeR wrote:
I have SmartStart 5.5 on a CD.

I will have (someone else is doing this for me and will be ready in 2
hours) Firmware Maintenance version 7.2 on CD.

I have a Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD.

I will have (someone else is doing this for me and will be ready in 2
hours) cp005402.exe on a FAT floppy.

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Once I have all of the above:

Is this the correct sequence that I need to follow:

1) Boot the server using the Firmware Maintenance V7.2 CD and hopefully
it will update everything?

2) Do I boot using (a) SmartStart 5.5 CD OR (b) Using the Windows 2000
Advanced Server CD?

I understand that when I do use the Windows 2000 Advanced Server CD I
will have to press F6 to select a third party SCSI controller.

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About Batteries:

If I were to ignore the Accellerator battery error at the moment, will
this harm anything OR interfere with the setup?

Once the computer is up and running, I will buy this. As I live in the
U.K. it will take a few days to get the battery pack.

Is there any way that I can just change the batteries on this "daughter
board" rather than having to change the entire board itself?

Regards
Joshi

The batteries on the array cache are not user serviceable. Without
functional batteries, the acceleration features of the array controller, and
its caching, will not be enabled. This will result is a very noticable
performance hit.

To get 2000 installed on your server, you can do it a few different ways.

If you are going to use the SmartStart method, you have a couple options:

Manual install or Assisted Install. Unless you have the Smart Start
Management CD, you wont be able to do an assisted, you will have to do a
manual. But, I dont think that 5.50 has the drivers necessary for an
assisted with a 5x array controller. I have never tried it, so I cant say
for sure.

Easiest thing to do (in my opinion), is to do a manual and give the install
process the OS CD when it asks for it. then do the F6 trick and you should
be in business. DO NOT REMOVE the floppy until after ALL the system files
have copied to the local disk, and you are prompted for a reboot.

Good luck,

- LC

Thanks a million to LC, Jez and others for the support.

Repair has worked and Win2k-ADV SERV is set up.

Second machine got added in the repair.

Second machine's battery got charged quickly but of former's battery's
problem continues, that of being "Array Acceletor Battery Charge Low".

Second machine with no battery problem has come up with its own
problem.

Upon starting the server, a message comes up,

"Boot Strap Processor is not lowest steping.
Recommend you change processos"

Both machines have problem of having to press F1 to start

Any way to fix the new problems?

Regards
D M Joshi