No disc found when installing a virtual machine

Shortly, I explain my setup.  I have a machine running Ubuntu 8.10 x 64 with VMware Server 2.0...  In VMware Server 2.0, I installed two virtual machines that are running ESX 3.5, that then connect to an OpenFiler running in a virtual machine on VMware server.

In ESX, I configured a new virtual machine, on which I would like to install the Windows operating system.  Before being able to start, I had to edit the vmx to this host file and added a few lines while he was able to start.  The boots well VM, starts from the ISO file of Windows XP, but once I have set a drive to install to, it doesn't find everything.

Does anyone know which setting I should do or what profile I have to chose when creating the VM in ESX?

Thank you.

by default, the Windows XP CD doesn't have the SCSI drivers for the HARD disk.

For BusLogic you can download here http://www.vmware.com/download/server/drivers_tools.html

.. .and I have attached the LSI driver we use for our XP VM

You have to hit (f6) when prompted drivers third 3rd OT install, then mount the .flp file

hope this helps

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