How to install 3rd party SCSI drivers without a floppy?

[viper_larry]

I'm trying to install Windows 2003 Server on a Nokia EM6600 server with a RAID configuration. However, I need to press F6 to install 3rd party drivers shortly after I boot from CD, but it will ONLY accept a floppy disk as a source.

I have tried connecting a USB floppy drive and a spare floppy drive from my PC and neither work. Looking in the BIOS, leagcy support for floppy and USB is disabled and cannot be changed without the Supervisor password which I do not have. I have tried removing the BIOS battery for 30 minutes, but this didn't do anything.

Is it possible to load drivers from something other than floppy or anyone know the default Supervisor password for these boxes?

[roadsweeper]

I had a similar problem a few weeks ago with a Dell box.

Some of the servers will have a BIOS setting allowing them to pick up a USB floppy drive or key as a normal A: drive. Have you tried that?

Do Nokia provide an install support CD/DVD like the one I mention Dell had (which didn't support SBS) which will contain the RAID drivers or is there maybe a generic one that others with your problem have used? If not, can you get a Linux install on there that allows a subsequent install of Windows? (The latter is pure guesswork, I'm not familiar with Linux)

Sorry I can't provide an exact solution. As a worse case scenario, can you open the server up and plug a normal floppy drive in and kind of leave it hanging there until the install is complete?

[viper_larry]

I have plugged in a floppy drive directly to the MB, but the BIOS has disabled all floppy access and I cannot change it

[aldi]

Sounds like the BIOS is going to be an issue for you sooner or later, mains power also needs to be disconnected while the battery is out to have any effect. Failing that are there any system config utilities that came with it?

[viper_larry]

aldi said:

Sounds like the BIOS is going to be an issue for you sooner or later, mains power also needs to be disconnected while the battery is out to have any effect. Failing that are there any system config utilities that came with it?

Oops - didn't take the maisn power out . It's a training one with no CD's or manuals

[aldi]

viper_larry said:

aldi said:

Sounds like the BIOS is going to be an issue for you sooner or later, mains power also needs to be disconnected while the battery is out to have any effect. Failing that are there any system config utilities that came with it?

Oops - didn't take the maisn power out . It's a training one with no CD's or manuals

OK well if you manage to kill the password, don't forget to set a different random one when you've finished and then deny all knowledge

[roadsweeper]

Is it still the case that you can kill most BIOS passwords with a jumper setting? If so, it might be worth Googling to see if anyone has documented it.