DL585 G1 - With Adaptech 2820SA Raid Controller - Does not BOOT

[Authorleon]

Hello,

I have the following:

• DL585 G1
• Adpatec 2820SA (3 x 500GB)

I would like to install 2000 R2 on the adpatec which I can... However when I reboot, it does not boot from the card.

I have changed the BOIS order, the system recognises the HDD and installes the BIOS from the Adpatec card.

Can someone please advise me!!!!

[Authorleon]

Any one please.

I do not wish to boot from the i5.

Thank you

[Jan Soska]

Hello,

normally this should work.

some questions:

- do you still have some drives on internal 5i?

- if not, could you completely disable boot bios on it?

- have you checked bios boot setings/order? It should shoe this raid controller.

- do you see adaptec bios during booting?

btw, do you know it is unsupported from HP site? :)

Jan

[Authorleon]

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@Jan Soska wrote:

Hello,

normally this should work.

some questions:

- do you still have some drives on internal 5i?

- if not, could you completely disable boot bios on it?

- have you checked bios boot setings/order? It should shoe this raid controller.

- do you see adaptec bios during booting?

btw, do you know it is unsupported from HP site? :)

Jan

Hello Jan

TO answer you questions:

- do you still have some drives on internal 5i? No, I removed them all

- if not, could you completely disable boot bios on it? I have tried disabling the i5 in the bios, still the same.

- have you checked bios boot setings/order? It should shoe this raid controller. Yes, I put the adpatec first.

- do you see adaptec bios during booting? I do and it states tha the BIOS is installed. 

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[Jan Soska]

Hello,

this is unusuall. Have you tried another OS? (I noticed your another post about (Start DL585 G1 without scsi Interlock).  Do you have all firmwares up2date? Including Adaptec ones?

Jan

[Authorleon · Accepted solution]

Hi, I got it working. Not sure what happed. I just chanted the card in the a differnt PCI-X and now it is working.

And you are correct about the SCSI-Interlock. Do you have and advice?

[Jan Soska]

Hello, I am glad you solved your issue.
Unfortunatelly, I have no experence with SCSI-Interlock....

Jan