Installing Windows Server 2012

[GRitchie]

Hello,

I just downloaded the R2 ISO from the volume licensing website, burned it to a disc and am attempting to install it on a laptop.

This is only temporarily so we can trial the OS.

 

The problem is, it loads the disc and then says 'Load Driver'.

'No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK.'

 

 

Tried burning a new disc and still the same problem, any ideas?

[jamesreedersmith]

Find the storage drivers for your hardware and then click load drivers and point it to a usb pen with the drivers on, load the drivers and away you go - you should be able to use 64bit windows 8 drivers if its a laptop.

[GRitchie]

Find the storage drivers for your hardware and then click load drivers and point it to a usb pen with the drivers on, load the drivers and away you go - you should be able to use 64bit windows 8 drivers if its a laptop.

 

I can't find the drivers unfortunately, any other help? Haha!

[DevilsAdvocate]

Could always test it on a virtual machine instead.

[GRitchie]

Could always test it on a virtual machine instead.

 

Unfortunately I can't do it on a virtual machine else I would have!

[jamesreedersmith]

Could you not install virtual box on your normal work laptop/PC?

[smithson83]

Could you not put Win7 etc on the laptop and run a free VM player like Virtual Box?

[GRitchie]

Could you not put Win7 etc on the laptop and run a free VM player like Virtual Box?

 

Excellent idea! Thanks!!

[GRitchie]

Could you not install virtual box on your normal work laptop/PC?

 

Just tried this, and I get this error http://i.gyazo.com/639bd706af7bff37014365832cbfdc4f.png

[smithson83]

can't see the error msg (blocked), but there is a solution to an issue here, if not loading

[sted]

not ideal but you could probably change the hdd mode from ahci to ide (or whatever that particular pc calls it) in bios it will probably install then. Also if its new enough disabling secure boot and uefi might help

[GRitchie]

can't see the error msg (blocked), but there is a solution to an issue here, if not loading

 

Still no luck!

Now I get this: http://i.gyazo.com/25ffcde9527deb456699e40272d848b0.png

[jamesreedersmith]

How much Ram in the machine and how much are you allocating to the VM?

[GRitchie]

How much Ram in the machine and how much are you allocating to the VM?

 

2560MB

 

I only have 4GB on my machine and I can't really give it much more!

[Simcfc73]

Sometime its the discs, I have burned at a lower speed with the same ISO and it started working

[smithson83]

can you not mount the iso in virtual box?

 

I'm just installing VB and going to do a test install of Svr12R2, bare with me

 

Standard VB install, all options.

VM WinSvr2012 2.4GB Ram, dynamicHDD(VHD), ISO of Svr2012R2

...installing now

Edited June 26, 2014 by smithson83

[GRitchie]

Sometime its the discs, I have burned at a lower speed with the same ISO and it started working

 

Tried mounting the ISO and I got this http://i.gyazo.com/f077a14069ce1c17d5d16ac3d2dfa3b2.png

 

- - - Updated - - -

 

can you not mount the iso in virtual box?

 

I'm just installing VB and going to do a test install of Svr12R2, bare with me

 

Quoted the wrong post. See above^

[pauldredge]

Hello,

I just downloaded the R2 ISO from the volume licensing website, burned it to a disc and am attempting to install it on a laptop.

This is only temporarily so we can trial the OS.

 

The problem is, it loads the disc and then says 'Load Driver'.

'No device drivers were found. Make sure that the installation media contains the correct drivers, and then click OK.'

 

 

Tried burning a new disc and still the same problem, any ideas?

 

Reason your getting this error is because you need the drivers for the raid controller on the server. If your not sure what the raid controller is boot it up and it should tell you in the boot process. Then use google to find the driver.