GX150 Issue

[ringo]

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OK...I admit that I am a bit lost here...

I just got 2 GX150s that look like they were workstations...they have
no floppies or cd-roms.

I can't get the damed things to boot from a floppy or a cd..in fact,
it won't even recognize a cd-rom. The only options in the setup are
hard drive (which has been wiped) and nic. I am clueless when it
comes to PXE but I may have to learn in order to get these set up?

I did put in a drive that has XP on it and the machine reboots during
start up...every time...at the exact same point. It is hiccuping
during the loading of the video driver (I think). I don't remember
what setup that drive ran on so I can't go back and reference it.

Anyone?

Thanks

 

[Guest]

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here's the documentation for your system...
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/opgx150/en/ug/index.htm
the bios should list all bootable devices along with an check that
represents if they are enabled or no check if they are disabled as a boot
device. you can also order them. since you seems to have some missing
(floppy and cd) then try typing cntrl-f to reset the bios to all defaults
and check the boot sequence again and reorder them per the instructions
listed on the right hand side of the screen. it also would probably be a
good idea to flash the bios to the latest version (a10) if it is not already
at that level (found at the link provided above).

"Ringo" <ringo@kmfms.com> wrote in message
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> OK...I admit that I am a bit lost here...
>
> I just got 2 GX150s that look like they were workstations...they have
> no floppies or cd-roms.
>
> I can't get the damed things to boot from a floppy or a cd..in fact,
> it won't even recognize a cd-rom. The only options in the setup are
> hard drive (which has been wiped) and nic. I am clueless when it
> comes to PXE but I may have to learn in order to get these set up?
>
> I did put in a drive that has XP on it and the machine reboots during
> start up...every time...at the exact same point. It is hiccuping
> during the loading of the video driver (I think). I don't remember
> what setup that drive ran on so I can't go back and reference it.
>
> Anyone?
>
> Thanks