I have been trying to install the Windows 2008 Server Enterprise Edition,
Beta 3 onto a system containing a Supermicro PDSM4 motherboard (BIOS: R 1.1a)
with four SATA disks.  The system supplier is no longer in business.

The BIOS is configured for Intel rather than the Adaptec controller code
base and the BIOS utility creates and recognizes a four disk RAID-5 array.

During installation I used a CD-ROM with the driver from Intel Matrix
Storage (7.5.0.1017  6/4/2007).  The file "iastor.inf" was selected. The
installation ran to completion but when the system reboots it briefly flashes
a blue screen then reboots again.

A safe mode boot fails after displaying the message reporting the
"crcdisk.sys" has been loaded.

An attempt at an automatic repair also fails.  The end of the log is:

   Root cause found:
   Failure while setup is in progress

Any suggestions for fixes or work arounds?

I'm fairly new to the Windows world.  If there is a more suitable place for
questions about Windows 2008 Server, please let me know.

Thanks
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John Connett