Gregory P. Ennis wrote:
> Eve.8ryone,
>
> I have had a SuperMicro machine running Centos 5.8 that had been
> progressively updated with yum-cron from a 5.0 CD install.
>
> I upgraded the SuperMicro with more memory, switched out the CD with a
> DVD and tried to boot to the Centos x64 6.2 dvd. My plan was to test
> the memory before I added the hard drives, but I could not I could not
> get the machine to boot from the disc. I also tried some Fedora install
> discs as well as LiveFedora and the machine would still not boot. I
> could get it to boot with a dreaded Microsoft install disc. We also
> updated the bios with the latest version and this did not make a
> difference.
>
> We have not tried to use these disks with the hard drives installed yet
> because we were in the process of just testing the memory.
>
> Has anyone had this problem with SuperMicro's. Is the problem as simple
> as a requirement to have a hard disc installed. Your help would be
> appreciated.
>
Make sure, in the BIOS, that booting from the DVD is enabled. Also - you
*have* booted from the dvd on another machine, right?
I *hate* Supermicro. As I mentioned the other day on another thread, we've
stopped buying from Penguin, who are all Supermicro, and we have had a
*ton* of problems. With the 48-core and 64-core servers, which you'd think
would be top of the line, with the H8QG6 m/bs, we've had at least, um, 6
replaced out of under 30.
mark
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Mark,
Thanks for the reply. yes, the bios for the DVD is activated, and in
fact we have booted to a Microsoft OS with the same DVD, but have not
been able to boot to a linux os; this has been a real surprise for us.
Greg
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