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Re: 4.0 Installation problems

by L. V. Lammert :: Rate this Message:

On Tue, 24 Apr 2007, chayashida wrote:

> I am trying to install OpenBSD 4.0 on a Dell OptiPlex 745. The computer has a
> SATA CD-ROM and a SATA hard drive.
>
> The install appears to go okay, but then it hangs after the file sets are
> copied. It doesn't matter if I select all, some, or the minimal file sets:
> the installation always hangs after the copy is finished. I tried a separate
> set of CDs, just to see if that was the issue, but I get the same result.
>
> I have no idea what's going wrong. Can someone point me in the right
> direction?
>
> TIA,
>
> Chris
>

Haven't tried that specific model, but I have seen many of the newer Dells
come with fake raid turned on by default.

Check the BIOS for a setting to turn it OFF (IIRC, it was 'compatibility
mode' or something like that).

Lee

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