Thread: Setting Windows Server 2003

To begin, tell those drives, which I believe "wrong". First, it is all "Beta X" that you can find. The reason why I think their wrong, I think, self-evident. Also, the "wrong" CDs are marked as "MSDN RTM Build." They are far from gone beta and have time limitations.



So, what do you choose to install? Let's look at the available distributions more closely.
1) 2003 Enterprise Server
By idea Microsoft is designed for installation on a scale enterprise servers. Supports from 1 to 8 processors. The amount of memory can be up to 32 gigabytes. It supports the work of cluster systems in the number of up to 8 knots. Minimum requirements for equipment:
CPU with 133 MHz (Recommended frequency - 733 MHz).
The amount of RAM - a 128 M (256 MB recommended).
The place occupied by the operating system on the hard drive - 1.5 GB.
2) 2003 Standard Server
It is intended this new distribution for use as a single enterprise server (such as accounting). It supports a maximum of 4 GB of RAM (just) and a maximum of 4 processor. Work in cluster systems are not supported. Minimum requirements for equipment:
The recommended processor - with the frequency of 550 MHz. Everything else - the same as for Enterprise Server.
3) 2003 Web Server
Specialized option for a dedicated Internet site. It supports a maximum of two processors and not more than 2 GB of RAM. Not supported the work of cluster environments. For ongoing Microsoft policy of separate supply will not be. In other words, as a separate product, you do not buy good. Minimum requirements for equipment - like Standard Server.
Those of you who are already familiar with the materials on Windows 2003 2003 Datacenter Edition! Yes is not Affairs. Do you want - get:
4) 2003 Datacenter Server
By idea Microsoft is designed for installation in large enterprises. It supports at least 8 and not more than 32 processors. The amount of memory can be up to 64 gigabytes. It supports the work of cluster systems in the number of up to 8 knots. Minimum requirements for equipment:
The processor with 400 MHz frequencies (Recommended frequency - 733 MHz). The amount of RAM - 512 M b. (1 GB recommended).
Place occupied on the hard drive - 1.5 GB.

Let us together vydohnem air and think: but we need it? By the way, he alone, like a Web Server, will not be sold. There is bundled with servers trusted partners Microsoft (such as Hewlett Packard). Reading the description of the distribution of this option, please note the minimum number of processors. You probably vozrazite me that only yesterday seen in a nearby shop disc "4 in 1", which is this distribution. You can even say that you have successfully installed on a modest Pentium III computer. And I will say to you in response that with the help of the above utilities, I transformed its distribution not only in the Datacenter, but even in Windows 2003 Professional. So what that this operating system is not in the nature! Cray ear, I heard about that somewhere in the Internet saw the ISO image of Windows 2003 Datacenter, but with a closer look he was someone remade Enterprise version.

Installing the operating system itself
Despite the title series of articles, this chapter will be very short. Installing Windows Server 2003 is different from the Windows XP an additional dialog box so grey background installer instead of the blue background XP. Sooner or later, you will not previously vstrechavsheesya you Licensed Mode window. By the way, this box very familiar to anyone who has ever set any server operating system from a Microsoft. If nothing confusing prescription for years, it was still a window in Windows NT. It invited you to choose one of two items:

Well, put that more ...
After all established, the device instead of an overbearing windows greetings vyskochilo least Guide window called Manage Your Server. You see, there is a tick below Don't display this page at logon? Install it and close the window - it is more than you will be left. What say do not see ticked? True, it is because you have a screen resolution 640 to 480. Click on the Start button and call the Control Panel -> Display. Go to the last bookmark called Setting, and there vystavlyaem more decent permission. I put 1024 on the 768, because at this stage of installation, my video card is not recognized as a Windows device, suitable for high-quality work. Nothing, we are now correct.

Installation of equipment
Device manager was pleased me abundance of exclamation marks. Perhaps if you have a fairly old PC, you are lucky more. But on my motherboard nForce2 Windows 2003 does not recognize a single, integrated device. And the graphics adapter for him was being a mystery. Not densely new operating system from Microsoft with built-certified drivers. Well, look, as if he does not agree to use drivers from Windows XP. Browsing folders in your hard drive, I took the most recent packages of those that were in my presence. I then proceeded to install them.

Motherboard at NVidia nForce2 chipset
Native drivers from Windows 2003 for the chipset not. The site also does NVidia has been unable to please me. So, not long thinking, I ran the installation of conventional Windows XP drivers version 2.41. One time, this version was vylozhena NVidia website, and then because of a bug in the driver controller hard disk version that they removed from the site. You can find these drivers at numerous "zhelezyachnyh" sites. Use any search engine and find them easily. Getting ahead, will announce that the official drivers, those that version 2.03 is not especially good at working with my video card drivers. This fact has also led me to choose the version 2.41.

Clicking Continue Anyway, I agree with the proposal, however, install the package. Slips following similar window - again agree. So lasted several times. Then came pozabavivshee menu window. It NVidia enlightened me that if I wish to use USB 2.0, it should install on top of the Windows 2003 and another for Windows XP SP1. OK - answer. When finally tronus mind, be sure to follow your advice.

Here is the turn Installer hard disk controller drivers. Fortified own bitter experience, the company has signed NVidia their individual installer. I did not pursue Next, and immediately resigned from the installation by selecting Cancel. A window in which I was asked to confirm that my bold decision. Yes - say, I do not want your drivers. At the driver installation, and ended safely. A window with a request simply not appeared. And god with him, I also know where the Shutdown button. I press on it ... two-on! Slips me sad famous window Shutdown Event Tracker ... Once, I accidentally included, assisting with the editor politician Windows XP, and then agonizingly long remembered exactly where is the very key to disable this "zanudu."

Click on the Multimedia Audio Controller right mouse button and choose the menu Update Driver. A window wizard. It will select Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) and Steve Next button. On the next page, choose handmade Don't search I will choose the driver to install ... Next roll again. In arose long list choose Sound Video and Game controllers and Hit Next again. On the next page, we are interested Have Disk button. Select it, then Browse and otyskivaem directory in which we raspakovalis NVidia drivers. Drivers sound controller AudioDrv are in a folder. Enter into this folder and Hit Open. Selection catalogue rose window, and we have to click OK. In the next window, we list some reason, it proposes to install two versions of NVidia (R) nForce (Tm) Audio Codec Interface. Selecting any - I chose the first - and the option Next Hit. Master the Windows drivers are again criticized for the fact that they were not signed. We habitually agree to establish. Once established codec, vyskochilo window Found new Hardware Wizard and informed me that the system found "NVidia (R) nForce (tm) Audio." The next recommended by the ways and agree that Windows itself searching a suitable driver. From past experience, I already knew that, if the master of finding new devices offer to install the device is quite specific, it means that at his sleeve clearly story of the device for any driver.

Once the driver is found Windows established, we have one of the stars exclamation points. Nevertheless, the second mysterious "Multimedia Audio Controller" remained unrecognized. Hmyknuv, I said that I wanted to "Update Driver" and for him (see above). In the window that appears, choose the automatic installation wizard and click Next. As I expected, mysterious device opoznalos without specifying a particular folder with his driver. They proved "MCP Audio Processing Unit (Dolby R Digital)." Again window that the driver is not signed, again, I agree it or not. Now, we understand with all sort of incomprehensible Multimedia Controller.

Printer HP710
Somewhere in the middle of an install drivers from NVidia Windows wake, independently discovered and fixed my HP710 printer. He earned built on the Windows 2003 drivers. My participation does not require the installation wizard.

Video RADEON 9000PRO TV-In/TV-Out
Next, I began to install the video card. The process of installing ATI Catalyst 3.4 drivers are no different from me previously described in the article "Chronicles one upgrade 2." Properly running all features of this device include the number and video inputs. Even constantly vylezayuschie nastyrnye windows, stipulating that the drivers are not installed signed, and it did not appear.

When you install a video there is another trick. After you install them, go to Start -> Control Panel -> Display -> Setting -> Troubleshoot and Phillips to the maximum engine Hardware acceleration. Windows 2003 whatever it off (or forgets to include after the change in the driver with a full SVGA).