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Disk read error with large clusters..(8192k) Win2k3 Install


banshee28

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Ok, I FINALLY GOT WIN2K3 WORKING using nlite RC1 and Nvidia 6.69 drivers per Fernando's recommendations :thumbup

Then I needed to change my cluster size (yes, I "needed to" lol) and I was able to change it to 8192k on the raid0 array (C drive). I then started the nlite cd and ran setup. Windows seen the array fine, and installed on the C Drive first partition. After coping all the files, it rebooted, then I got a "A Disk read error occured - press ctrl-alt-del to reboot" :realmad:

This was working fine before, but now something is not right?

I have it set to boot from HD after the CD...Nothing has changed since it worked fine before a few hours ago?

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Ok I searched a little and found out that this is not nLite problem.

Here is the solution, if someone confirms we could arrange some option...

http://forum.abit-usa.com/showpost.php?p=428277&postcount=17

That post refers to XP w/SP2. I am running Win2k3 SP1. I thought I would do the same and use the recommendations from pre-SP1. Well after doing that with an old Win2k3 disc I found, it did not work. However, I am not too sure the quality of that disc, so I will get a "good" copy of Win2k3 tomorrow and try again.

Camarade_Tux:

I actually used BartPE but used the native cmd line to format it.....So no 3rd party tols involved there :}

I think the formating is fine, its just Win2k3 with SP1??

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It's possible that the "bad" files have changed on w2k3.

An other possibility is that win2k3 even without SP1 can't install on such a system.

Humm, what ?

Win2003 R2 ?

Toolstore ?

Shipped in 2 to 3 weeks ?

:w00t:

:hello:

PS : what' your mobo ?

A-bit ?

Hey bud....Thats a good question as Win2k3 might not work at all, or it might have diff files that were changed with SP1.....I have not found an orig Win2k3 CD yet...

I dont have R2 yet ;) Not sure if that would work, but it would be nice to have...

Using a DFI Ultra MB with Nvidia NF4 chipset.... B)

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In fact, you'd only need 3 files from R2.

Now, the hardest, find somebody to send them to you. :D

Are you saying that R2 will work fine by itself, and\or if I copy only those files? I did not know R2 was known to work?

I guess I will start "looking around for it" .... :whistle:

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I came across this problem a bit back when I tried to increase my cluster size on an XP SP2 system. It has nothing to do with nlite at all. Apparently Microsoft changed one of the boot files (NTLDR I think), and it now only recognises 4k clusters. Presumably the same change would apply on both XP SP2 and 2K3 SP1.

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