Dell Poweredge 2900 Not Noticing HDD's

[Ryan_81]

I recently got a dell poweredge 2900 for free from a friend and I was planning on using it as a garry's mod server. My problem is that when I put the HDD in the hot swap bay and go to install windows. The windows install does not recognize my HDD and it doesn't show up on the partition list. I tried different hard drives and none of them seem to work. I'm really hoping the front board that has all the hot swaps on it are not broken. What could be the issue? Please help!!

 

[ss202sl]

You need to install the perc (HDD controller) drivers. They need to be added as additional drivers during install - hit F6 when it asks about drivers

 

[ss202sl]

There's also a dell install and utility disk that is bootable, and you can boot to it, it will ask you what version of OS you want to install, and it will pre-load the needed drivers. You may need an old version depending on what OS you want.

 

[Ryan_81]

You need to install the perc (HDD controller) drivers. They need to be added as additional drivers during install - hit F6 when it asks about drivers

Thank you for the response! But when do I hit F6? When the PC is posting or when Im in the windows installation? And where can I find additional drivers

 

[ss202sl]

hit f6 during install - 5here's a notice along the bottom that shows up. What OS?
Check Dells website

 

[Ryan_81]

hit f6 during install - 5here's a notice along the bottom that shows up. What OS?
Check Dells website

Windows 7

 

[Ryan_81]

hit f6 during install - 5here's a notice along the bottom that shows up. What OS?
Check Dells website

I think I downloaded the drivers. How do I add them to the flashdrive. Also I know the driver menu you are talking about when you hit f6 when you are on the partition page. But the drivers I downloaded are called "SAS-RAID_Firmware_2RPK0_WN32_5.2.2-0072_A09.exe" How do I put this into my bootable usb. I just dragged it in there and gave it a show and it did not work... Do i need a certain tool?? I have a million flashdrives so if i need to use a second one that is not a problem.

 

[ss202sl]

That is not a driver, it's firmware.
Dell doesn't support any client OS on their servers(only server OS). This means there are no driver specifically for Win 7. The 2008 server drivers should work. You;re looking for the PERC 5i or 6i raid controller drivers

 

[Ryan_81]

That is not a driver, it's firmware.
Dell doesn't support any client OS on their servers(only server OS). This means there are no driver specifically for Win 7. The 2008 server drivers should work. You;re looking for the PERC 5i or 6i raid controller drivers

So what OS do you recommend?

 

[ss202sl]

searching the forums, I see a lot of people using(and recommending) server 2008 R2 for their garry's mod servers.

 

[Ryan_81]

searching the forums, I see a lot of people using(and recommending) server 2008 R2 for their garry's mod servers.

How do I install the drivers onto the flashdrive

 

[ss202sl]

They're just files - so just copy them.

 

[Ryan_81]

They're just files - so just copy them.

They arent showing up when i check them on windows install. Im assuming I have the wrong drivers. Where can I find the correct ones.?

 

[ss202sl]

What OS? 2008?
http://downloads.dell.com/scsi-raid/RAID_DRVR_WIN_R227150.EXE

 

[Ryan_81]

What OS? 2008?
http://downloads.dell.com/scsi-raid/RAID_DRVR_WIN_R227150.EXE

Yes, 2008

 

[Ryan_81]

What OS? 2008?
http://downloads.dell.com/scsi-raid/RAID_DRVR_WIN_R227150.EXE

I dragged and dropped the file you sent a download link to into the flash drive and when i try to find it when Im in the part where you hit f6 it doesn't show up..