i recently purchased a VA Linux FullOn 2230 server...used and in good condition. However, I'm having some booting problems. Upon powering on, bios loads (it reads as Phoenix v4.0 Release 6.0)..CPUs, memory, CD-ROM are all properly detected...F2 for setup..yaddy yadda. If I just let it continue booting..the next screen loads showing the onboard SCSI controller and its setup utility (Adaptec v2.20S1B1), prompting me to press Control+A to enter SCSI setup. It detects my hard drive fine. I can successfully enter SCSI setup, change configurations, etc. So far so good...Then, after it detects hard drive, the screen goes blank except for a blinking cursor..and it just hangs there indefinitely. System is completely non-responsive, no keyboard, etc. Great...It does this every time. IF i try to enter cmos setup (F2) on startup, it does the exact same thing..."Entering Setup..." detects hard drive, then bang straight to the blinking cursor. I've tried different CPU and memory combinations...same thing. Even if unplug all unecessary devices (hard drive and opitcal drivers), it repeats the same thing. Any comments, advice, etc. would be greatly appreciated. This thing has been driving me up a wall, Thanks in advance!
System as it stands right now
Intel L440GX+ server board
Dual PIII 800mhz
1gb PC100
SCSI 9.1gb hd
ide cd-rom
System as it stands right now
Intel L440GX+ server board
Dual PIII 800mhz
1gb PC100
SCSI 9.1gb hd
ide cd-rom