ServerGuide problems
- Follow the suggested actions in the order in which they are listed in the Action column until the problem is solved.
- If an action step is preceded by '(Trained technician only)', that step must be performed only by a Trained technician.
- Go to the IBM support website at the Lenovo Support Portal to check for technical information, hints, tips, and new device drivers or to submit a request for information.
Symptom | Action |
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The ServerGuide Setup and Installation CD will not start. |
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The ServeRAID Manager program cannot view all installed drives, or the operating system cannot be installed. |
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The operating-system installation program continuously loops. | Make more space available on the hard disk. |
The ServerGuide program will not start the operating-system CD. | Make sure that the operating-system CD is supported by the ServerGuide program. For a list of supported operating-system versions, go to the Lenovo ServerGuide website, click the link for your ServerGuide version, and scroll down to the list of supported Microsoft Windows operating systems. |
The operating system cannot be installed; the option is not available. | Make sure that the server supports the operating system. If it does, either no logical drive is defined (SCSI RAID servers), or the ServerGuide System Partition is not present. Run the ServerGuide program and make sure that setup is complete. |