Install problem netfinity 5000

[ampm24]

Help. I can't get the 2003 cd to boot for a clean install. I comes up with:

Line 16106 of the INF file \i386\txtsetup.sif is invalid

Never even gets to text setup. thats right after setup is inspecting your computer. I can load server 2000 and then upgrade but I want to do a clean install. I have two orig cds and they both do the same thing on both of my Netfinity 5000 machines. Twin PIII 650 with 1gig of ram and serveraid 3H adapters. It loads fine on my other server which is homegrown. Any suggestions like power issues. Bios is up to date and like I said. I can install server 2000 and then upgrade it.

 

[stevenriz]

Maybe there are bios updates for various components on your server. Have you checked into that? I found something here that might help. Perhaps you already read it.... It's a diff version of Windows but..... You just might be the first one to experience this.... As I think I am ALL the time with MS!!!

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...port/kb/articles/Q216/5/73.asp&NoWebContent=1

 

[carouf]

I have exactly the same problem, do you resolve yours?
If yes, how did you do?

Thanks!

 

[ampm24]

It's the strangest thing. I couldn't resolve it with a bios update or any other update I could think of. And evey other OS would work fine. It was just 2003 that was giving the prob. I think it's a power management prob. I just used the dos install to get it on there. Everythings ok after that. of if you have another server or machine handy, a remote install worked fine too.