Server help - can't see drives (dell power edge t310)

[Shaun98]

Hi, I have a Dell PowerEdge T310 desktop server that was bought from a closing company and I'm having a problem when trying to do a windows xp install or any windows install for that matter.
The problem happens when it asks me to pick a drive to install windows onto, this is when I get the no drives found error.
I know the drives were originally on raid and they pick up in bios but not on any other bootable disk.

Any help is great

Thanks!

 

[ComputerSecurityGuy]

Perhaps there is a RAID card, or the drives are using an unsupported protocol, or are AHCI (I think that's the new mode).

 

[Pat Flynn]

You'll need to load RAID drivers for the specific RAID Card that's installed in the server. If I recall, it's F6 when the Windows XP install loads up, and you'll have to use a floppy disk to load it. The only other option is to slipstream the Windows XP disk with the drivers (Google it). This should make the drives appear for you.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

http://www.dell.com/support/Article/us/en/19/578601/en
How to Install an Operating System on Dell PowerEdge Servers

 

[Shaun98]

Thanks for the help. I'll try now and pick a solution if anything works