Trying to install win2003 server on my new Dell sc420

[Giscardo]

Update: I extracted the iso to my hard drive, and used Nero to burn a bootable dvd, just added those extracted files to that bootable DVD project and burned it. Booted the Dell with that. It seems to starts booting from that disc and loading drivers, then it errors out. I stepped through the bootup using F8, and it errors out when it tries to load some FAT32 related program. Is this because the hard drives are running on SATA raid? Is it because my previous attempt at installing created and formated an NTFS partition?

Here's the error message :

The system memory manager (EMM386.EXE) has detected an error caused by a fault in one of the device drivers or programs loaded in the system.

Du to this fault the system is probably in an unstable state, and you are therefore recommended to reboot the computer immediately. If the problem persists, then try to isolate which program is at fault (if you have loaded several, then load them one at a time until the fault appears), then contact the technical support department for that program.

Advanced technical information:
Exception 6 (Invalid Opcode).
(bunch of hex code here)

I got the Dell sc420 with a cd rom drive. Installed my older Pioneer 1060s drive into the Dell.

Burned Windows 2003 Server from an ISO image that came with my MSDN subscription, to a blank DVD -R disc using burncdcc.

The Dell will boot off a CD that came with it, into OpenManage Server Assistant, which is supposed to help me install an OS.

When I get to the process which asks me to put in the Windows Server 2003 disc, it spits the disc back out and says it's invalid (forget the exact message).

I try to bypass the OpenManage Server Assistant by booting up with the burned W2K3 dvd in the drive, but it simply wont boot from that disc. I verified that dvd is bootable on my main machine (where I'm typing from).

Is it an issue that the disc is burned? My main machine's dvd drive is the one that burned that disc, could that explain why it was able to boot from the dvd? The dell will boot from the dell dvd but not the burned one. THis is really annoying. What can I do?

UPDATE: The OpenManage Server Assistant is prompting when it's at 27% "Copy operating system: Insert "Microsoft Windows Server 2003 CD". Does this OpenManage thing only expect a CD, not DVD? Or does it expect one from dell? Should I bother trying to put the dvd burner from my main machine into the dell, just to try to get the OS installed?

 

[Giscardo]

 

[djdrastic]

Some Things You Can Try

1)Try and reburn the DVD on a different disc
2)Try and burn it to a slower speed
3)Are you able to actaully boot off the dvd ?

 

[Giscardo]

Thanks for the response. I'm an idiot. I eventually figured it out... after burning a total of 5 DVD's.

I initially extracted the files from the ISO, and burned them using Nero, into a bootable cd project. Nero put it's own startup files on that dvd, which it seems wouldn't work on the Dell.

THe reason I extracted the files was because Nero wouldn't let me burn to straight from the MSDN .ISO, it said to put in a blank CD... I eventually figured out that i could switch to "DVD" on the drop down on the top left, and it would let me burn straight from the ISO. Figured this out after trying several boot discs off the net. It works now, installing as we speak.

Thanks again.