The screen went black.
At 5:22 AM, he typed bcdboot C:\Windows /s S: /f BIOS . windows 2008 server iso
Then, a single white cursor blinked.
He plugged the old RAID drives into the HP via the SATA adapter, then inserted the USB drive with the sacred ISO. He booted from it. The screen went black
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