Dell PowerEdge 750 - F6 for additional driver fail

[Augur]

Hi

Please could somebody help me out with this server install.

I'm sitting with a Dell PowerEdge 750 server with two SATA drives in a Raid 1 configuration on the Dell cerc Raid controller.
Currently running a working Linux mail server.

What I need to do is turn it into a Server 2003 FTP server and I can't get Windows Server 2003 installed.

I get as far as press F6 for additional drivers but I can't install a floppy drive (don't ask)
The USB floppy drive will not work regardless of the BIOS settings
Using a flash disk with the BIOS set to emulate Floppy will let me detect the Flash as a floppy but then tells me invalid file system!!! (Yes I've tried changing the file system but without much luck)

Please could anybody with any bright ideas help me out? Thanks in advance

I've been trying for two days now and Google is not my friend and nor is Dell.

[Nuke]

What about a linux ftp server?

Sorry I don't really use windows servers, so I have never had that prob.

[Anakha56]

Augur not sure if this will work but how about trying to make a custom server cd much like a slipstreamed XP cd and see if that works?

http://www.unixwiz.net/techtips/sbs2003 ... tream.html

This one I would read first seems more relevant.

Then there is this one:

http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=1703

Try it you have nothing to lose but your hair

[Augur]

Thanks guys, I'm looking at the slipstreaming process right now.
I'm still not having much luck and unfortunately I don't have the option to install Linux.

Well let you know if things work out.

[Augur]

Thanks again!

Slipstream install worked

[Anakha56]

Yay! I accept free booze as payment .