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  • April 2, 2009 at 5:30 am #2169198

    Rackable Systems Server

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    by mrcham · about 15 years ago

    I recently purchased a refurbished Rackable system COM10773
    Dual Xeon 2.66Ghz, 2GB, 2 scsi x36GB, 2U Server

    I am trying to load network software on it but am unsure how to access any external storage device.
    There is no floppy so I plugged in a USB CD drive, with a boot CD but it failed to detect that.

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    • April 2, 2009 at 5:30 am #2949986

      Clarifications

      by mrcham · about 15 years ago

      In reply to Rackable Systems Server

      Clarifications

    • April 2, 2009 at 5:45 am #2949977

      BIOS

      by unhappyuser · about 15 years ago

      In reply to Rackable Systems Server

      Have you checked the BIOS settings to see if there is a boot sequence? Can you attach a CD ROM internally?

      EMD

      • June 10, 2009 at 8:14 pm #2957557

        it is in the BIOS

        by lynn.nash · about 14 years, 10 months ago

        In reply to BIOS

        You may have given up by now and opened the case but this should work.

        There is a boot menu but the external CD plugged into the USB will not be recognized unless you turn on the floppy controller. I know it is counter intuitive but that has worked on 4 rackable 1u’s that I have tried. Go back and disable the floppy controller and it stops working again. It is almost like a bar bet winner. Oh don’t forget to also look fro a legacy DOS usb option also.

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