I picked up an older Dell server for almost nothing. It has a raid controller in it. I installed 3 hard drives -- 2 HDDs for data (that I want to use in the RAID) and another smaller SSD for the OS. I needed to get a SATA cable for the SSD but its in. So the other day I booted up, with the CD OS and while I could configure BIOS, it only briefly showed the 2 HDDs (connected to the RAID hardware) but never went much further. I don't have the exact error message now (I can probably get it if needed) but some part of it said, "check cable." I'm wondering, which cable?
The only thing I've determined for sure is that the battery for the RAID card is not there. I have found one on Amazon and it is in my cart but I haven't ordered it. Is that the likely issue? I can't really find the necessary cable. Could this be a bad controller? If so, how do I deal with the hardware device that is connected to the back end of the drives and not connected to the motherboard itself?
I guess the main question is, how do I diagnose this issue?
It will POST;
It will go into BIOS config;
It goes into some other config I can't figure out what it is (doesn't appear to be RAID setup)
RAID setup is not in the BIOS setup -- i.e. the same place where you set boot order, time, etc.
Once it leaves setup, it waits for 30-45 seconds, then gives the error message, including "check cable." No OS boot from the CD, even though CD is first boot device.
The only thing I've determined for sure is that the battery for the RAID card is not there. I have found one on Amazon and it is in my cart but I haven't ordered it. Is that the likely issue? I can't really find the necessary cable. Could this be a bad controller? If so, how do I deal with the hardware device that is connected to the back end of the drives and not connected to the motherboard itself?
I guess the main question is, how do I diagnose this issue?
It will POST;
It will go into BIOS config;
It goes into some other config I can't figure out what it is (doesn't appear to be RAID setup)
RAID setup is not in the BIOS setup -- i.e. the same place where you set boot order, time, etc.
Once it leaves setup, it waits for 30-45 seconds, then gives the error message, including "check cable." No OS boot from the CD, even though CD is first boot device.