User Guide
■ Do not select the partition where the operating system had been installed as the
partition to install the operating system newly.
■ Select "Use the current File System" for the format of operating system partition.
Magneto-Optical device
If you specify the file system as NTFS with a MO Device connected during the
installation, the file system will not be converted normally. Disconnect the MO device
and restart the installation from the beginning.
Media such as DAT
Do not connect such devices to the server before installing the operating system.
Floppy Disk Drive
No internal floppy disk drive is included in your system. Prepare an optional USB
floppy disk drive if necessary.
About the Upgrade to Windows Server 2003 R2
The "in-place upgrade" from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2 is not
recommended because it may overwrite any files or registries, and cause unexpected
impact to the system or the applications.
If you install Windows Server 2003 R2, backup the user data, and reinstall Windows
Server 2003 R2 as described in
page 326
.
an installed Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2003 R2.
Note: The "in-place upgrade" is an overwrite upgrade from
"Windows Server 2003 Clean Installation" on
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