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Trouble Installing Windows
I'm trying to install Windows 2003 SMS.
I have a PE2800 it came with 4 CDs. First lets start with the "bootable" CD: Installation and Server Management V4.4 (includes both DELL OpenManage Server Assistant & Administrator).
After the P.O.S.T., the CD takes over and get the message "S.A. 1......, etc. and uncompressing Linux....... replication..... ," something along these lines and then the screen changes and after a while the DELL interface shows but I cannot read anything. there are plenty of options, but the resolution is so high that it's completely unreadable. ok fastforward to my latest try.... I downloaded:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R125638&SystemID=PWE_PNT_2800&os=WNET&osl=en&deviceid=10655&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=4&formatcnt=1&libid=36&fileid=169134
and burned it onto a CD. tried to boot from it and success, I can now read the screen and configure everything and go until the last step and it starts at 0% to start the OS installation, but just stops at 34% completion and hangs there. Any help and.or input us greatly appreciated.
I have a PE2800 it came with 4 CDs. First lets start with the "bootable" CD: Installation and Server Management V4.4 (includes both DELL OpenManage Server Assistant & Administrator).
After the P.O.S.T., the CD takes over and get the message "S.A. 1......, etc. and uncompressing Linux....... replication..... ," something along these lines and then the screen changes and after a while the DELL interface shows but I cannot read anything. there are plenty of options, but the resolution is so high that it's completely unreadable. ok fastforward to my latest try.... I downloaded:
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=gen&releaseid=R125638&SystemID=PWE_PNT_2800&os=WNET&osl=en&deviceid=10655&devlib=0&typecnt=1&vercnt=4&formatcnt=1&libid=36&fileid=169134
and burned it onto a CD. tried to boot from it and success, I can now read the screen and configure everything and go until the last step and it starts at 0% to start the OS installation, but just stops at 34% completion and hangs there. Any help and.or input us greatly appreciated.
- It's really weird actually because it just stops at 34% with the OpenManage CD and the only thing I could do is force the server to shut down (no rebooting or ejecting CD). I put a paperclip to eject the CD and insert the Win2003 CD, but still nothing.
I don't know if this is a glitch or what, really weird.
I ended up having to install the OS w/o the Dell CD.
ePatrick
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Posted July 26th, 2006 06:00