https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl580-g1-does-not-boot-smartstart-anymore-after-quot-unix-large/m-p/4018683#M65844 Hello,<BR /><BR />I'm facing a problem with a DL580 G1 server where I have set the OS in the BIOS using SmartStart 5.50 to Unix Large Drive Geometry.<BR /><BR />When I set this option and I save and reboot the server, the server boots fine like normally. But when I want to go to the bios again using the SmartStart 5.50 CD, I get the Compaq SmartStart bootscreen, and after some cdrom-read my screen goes blank and nothing happens anymore.<BR /><BR />Erasing the BIOS using Jumper 26 S6 and all other options that are in the manual, don't work. <BR /><BR />Reflashing the ROM with a RomPAQ CD also does not work. Strange is that I can boot this CD and other CD's just fine.<BR /><BR />What I have done after this is placing a spare I/O card into the server and I could boot again with the SmartStart 5.50 CD and the OS was set to Windows 2000 again.<BR /><BR />I thought the board or battery was damaged so I tried to set it again on "Unix Large drive geometry" and disabled the floppydrive because I need to.<BR /><BR />After rebooting, same issue....<BR /><BR />Strange is that I know for sure that I was able before on another Dl580 to set it on Small Drive Geometry and I could visit the SmartStart again.<BR /><BR />I also tried a 7.80, just to check what it did... same problem, black screen.<BR /><BR />Is the board really damaged or just something else ?<BR /><BR />I have 4x 9,1GB 15K SCSI drives in Raid5 with one spare in it, this can't be the problem I guess ? Maybe the "Large Drive" ?<BR /><BR />These drives are connected onto a Smart Array 431 controller, which is not supported as far as I know but hars worked for years !<BR /><BR />Is this a fixable problem ? Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:38:34 GMT RutgerM 2007-06-12T14:38:34Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl580-g1-does-not-boot-smartstart-anymore-after-quot-unix-large/m-p/4018683#M65844 Hello,<BR /><BR />I'm facing a problem with a DL580 G1 server where I have set the OS in the BIOS using SmartStart 5.50 to Unix Large Drive Geometry.<BR /><BR />When I set this option and I save and reboot the server, the server boots fine like normally. But when I want to go to the bios again using the SmartStart 5.50 CD, I get the Compaq SmartStart bootscreen, and after some cdrom-read my screen goes blank and nothing happens anymore.<BR /><BR />Erasing the BIOS using Jumper 26 S6 and all other options that are in the manual, don't work. <BR /><BR />Reflashing the ROM with a RomPAQ CD also does not work. Strange is that I can boot this CD and other CD's just fine.<BR /><BR />What I have done after this is placing a spare I/O card into the server and I could boot again with the SmartStart 5.50 CD and the OS was set to Windows 2000 again.<BR /><BR />I thought the board or battery was damaged so I tried to set it again on "Unix Large drive geometry" and disabled the floppydrive because I need to.<BR /><BR />After rebooting, same issue....<BR /><BR />Strange is that I know for sure that I was able before on another Dl580 to set it on Small Drive Geometry and I could visit the SmartStart again.<BR /><BR />I also tried a 7.80, just to check what it did... same problem, black screen.<BR /><BR />Is the board really damaged or just something else ?<BR /><BR />I have 4x 9,1GB 15K SCSI drives in Raid5 with one spare in it, this can't be the problem I guess ? Maybe the "Large Drive" ?<BR /><BR />These drives are connected onto a Smart Array 431 controller, which is not supported as far as I know but hars worked for years !<BR /><BR />Is this a fixable problem ? Tue, 12 Jun 2007 14:38:34 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/proliant-servers-ml-dl-sl/dl580-g1-does-not-boot-smartstart-anymore-after-quot-unix-large/m-p/4018683#M65844 RutgerM 2007-06-12T14:38:34Z