If installing Windows Server 2003 32–bit 64-bit in AHCI mode, a boot driver is required.

• Windows Server 2003

The floppy driver/floppy image can be located on the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Tools and Drivers CD.

If installing Windows Server 2008 OS, the OS detects the disk ordering differently than the BIOS when in AHCI mode.

• Windows Server 2008

Install the AHCI driver from the Tools and Drivers CD prior to partitioning the disk during the Windows OS installation. Once the updated AHCI driver is installed, the disk layout is detected correctly. For instructions on installing the AHCI driver, see the Sun Fire X2270 M2 Server Installation Guide for Windows Operating System .

During RAID (0,5,10) setup, creating a partition greater that 2 TB causes the Windows 2008 installation to fail with the following message:

Windows is unable to find a system volume that meets its criteria for installation.

This limitation is for Windows file systems. Windows does not support file system partitions greater than 2 TB.

• Windows 2008

• 2 TB HD

Keep file system size less than 2 TB and make the data volume greater than 2 TB.