Hello there, I'm hoping someone on this site can possibly assist me in booting from a USB that I've formatted with Linux. I'm having trouble booting from it. I have tried following this, (which is the most detailed tutorial I've found on the subject), tutorial http://kb.open-e.com/How-to-Configure-Dell-Server-(2850)-BIOS-to-boot-from-USB_133.html, however, I haven't been able to boot, I've run through the particularly lengthy boot sequence many a time, pressing CTRL + S, CTRL + M, CTRL + E, F12, F10, F2, and F11. Each has had varying results. F2 and F11 aren't listed anywhere on the screen as options, although other users hoping to accomplish the same task have been suggested to use those function keys to access boot menus and such. I have had no luck with either. I've tried both holding it down from the moment I see the DELL progress bar, to the end of the boot sequence, and rapidly 'spamming' each of those keys for the duration of the boot process with no success :(. I've also tried enabling an 'OS Install' feature on the BIOS, and that seems to have the effect of adding a piece of text at the end of the boot sequence telling me 'There is only 256MB of memory available!' and that I can 'Strike F1 to continue, or F2 to enter Setup Utility' or something along those lines. I've tried both options. F2 boots to the BIOS. I've also been able to get to the BIOS by CTRL + E and then pressing Escape and exiting out of that menu which brings me to the BIOS. (This was how I configured settings from the tutorial I linked above before this new Strike F1 message was displayed.)
My server contains two Xeon processors, each clocked at 3.00GHz, 16gb DDR2 memory, and two RAID arrays, one of two 146gb SCSI drives, and one of three 300gb SCSI drives (I can look at the actual raid configuration should it be needed).
I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm somewhat new to server management so I'm hoping that my inexperience and user error can be attributed to being unable to boot to the USB.
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give to me!
Sincerely,
Joseph C. Hello there, I'm hoping someone on this site can possibly assist me in booting from a USB that I've formatted with Linux. I'm having trouble booting from it. I have tried following this, (which is the most detailed tutorial I've found on the subject), tutorial http://kb.open-e.com/How-to-Configure-Dell-Server-(2850)-BIOS-to-boot-from-USB_133.html, however, I haven't been able to boot, I've run through the particularly lengthy boot sequence many a time, pressing CTRL + S, CTRL + M, CTRL + E, F12, F10, F2, and F11. Each has had varying results. F2 and F11 aren't listed anywhere on the screen as options, although other users hoping to accomplish the same task have been suggested to use those function keys to access boot menus and such. I have had no luck with either. I've tried both holding it down from the moment I see the DELL progress bar, to the end of the boot sequence, and rapidly 'spamming' each of those keys for the duration of the boot process with no success :(. I've also tried enabling an 'OS Install' feature on the BIOS, and that seems to have the effect of adding a piece of text at the end of the boot sequence telling me 'There is only 256MB of memory available!' and that I can 'Strike F1 to continue, or F2 to enter Setup Utility' or something along those lines. I've tried both options. F2 boots to the BIOS. I've also been able to get to the BIOS by CTRL + E and then pressing Escape and exiting out of that menu which brings me to the BIOS. (This was how I configured settings from the tutorial I linked above before this new Strike F1 message was displayed.)
My server contains two Xeon processors, each clocked at 3.00GHz, 16gb DDR2 memory, and two RAID arrays, one of two 146gb SCSI drives, and one of three 300gb SCSI drives (I can look at the actual raid configuration should it be needed).
I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm somewhat new to server management so I'm hoping that my inexperience and user error can be attributed to being unable to boot to the USB.
Side Note: I've tried all 4 USB ports on the server, the two near the power button on the front, and the two in the back, meant for what I assume is a keyboard and mouse. The light on my flash drive comes on for all the ports, which indicates power, though it is always solid. (I'm using a Sandisk Cruise Glide 32gb drive to boot off of for the installation of Ubuntu
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give to me!
Sincerely,
Joseph C.
My server contains two Xeon processors, each clocked at 3.00GHz, 16gb DDR2 memory, and two RAID arrays, one of two 146gb SCSI drives, and one of three 300gb SCSI drives (I can look at the actual raid configuration should it be needed).
I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm somewhat new to server management so I'm hoping that my inexperience and user error can be attributed to being unable to boot to the USB.
When I try to modify the BIOS boot sequence, I have this option: Embedded Gb NIC1 IBA GE Slot 0638 v1300 To be honest, I have no idea what is it. Could someone highlights me, please? When I try to modify the BIOS boot sequence, I have this option: Embedded Gb NIC1 IBA GE Slot 0638 v1300 To be honest, I have no idea what is it. Could someone highlights me, please? The 'IBA GE SLOT' is the option to boot over the network. This should be last for most people. You don't really need WD's SmartWare. This is an automated backup solution. Once you have completed the initial backup, SmartWare runs in the background automatically updating your backup as you change files on your main hard drive.
Side Note: I've tried all 4 USB ports on the server, the two near the power button on the front, and the two in the back, meant for what I assume is a keyboard and mouse. The light on my flash drive comes on for all the ports, which indicates power, though it is always solid. (I'm using a Sandisk Cruise Glide 32gb drive to boot off of for the installation of UbuntuThank you in advance for any assistance you can give to me!
Sincerely,
Joseph C. Hello there, I'm hoping someone on this site can possibly assist me in booting from a USB that I've formatted with Linux. I'm having trouble booting from it. I have tried following this, (which is the most detailed tutorial I've found on the subject), tutorial http://kb.open-e.com/How-to-Configure-Dell-Server-(2850)-BIOS-to-boot-from-USB_133.html, however, I haven't been able to boot, I've run through the particularly lengthy boot sequence many a time, pressing CTRL + S, CTRL + M, CTRL + E, F12, F10, F2, and F11. Each has had varying results. F2 and F11 aren't listed anywhere on the screen as options, although other users hoping to accomplish the same task have been suggested to use those function keys to access boot menus and such. I have had no luck with either. I've tried both holding it down from the moment I see the DELL progress bar, to the end of the boot sequence, and rapidly 'spamming' each of those keys for the duration of the boot process with no success :(. I've also tried enabling an 'OS Install' feature on the BIOS, and that seems to have the effect of adding a piece of text at the end of the boot sequence telling me 'There is only 256MB of memory available!' and that I can 'Strike F1 to continue, or F2 to enter Setup Utility' or something along those lines. I've tried both options. F2 boots to the BIOS. I've also been able to get to the BIOS by CTRL + E and then pressing Escape and exiting out of that menu which brings me to the BIOS. (This was how I configured settings from the tutorial I linked above before this new Strike F1 message was displayed.)
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My server contains two Xeon processors, each clocked at 3.00GHz, 16gb DDR2 memory, and two RAID arrays, one of two 146gb SCSI drives, and one of three 300gb SCSI drives (I can look at the actual raid configuration should it be needed).
I would greatly appreciate any help. I'm somewhat new to server management so I'm hoping that my inexperience and user error can be attributed to being unable to boot to the USB.
Side Note: I've tried all 4 USB ports on the server, the two near the power button on the front, and the two in the back, meant for what I assume is a keyboard and mouse. The light on my flash drive comes on for all the ports, which indicates power, though it is always solid. (I'm using a Sandisk Cruise Glide 32gb drive to boot off of for the installation of Ubuntu
Thank you in advance for any assistance you can give to me!
Sincerely,
Joseph C.