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Re: Disable the CPUID value

30. Sep 24, 2008 3:21 PM in response to: jlandrith
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Dave.Mishchen…
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If you go to Configuration \ Storage Adapters, what controller does ESXi list the system as having?
Also take a look at this thread about tweaking the memory config to get some extra memory for VMs - http://communities.vmware.com/message/1029161

Re: Disable the CPUID value

31. Sep 24, 2008 6:29 PM in response to: Dave.Mishchen…
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jlandrith
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Aug 21, 2006

controllers on sc420 under esxi are:

vmhba32 8280 1fr/frw (ich6r/ich6rw) sata controller

same just with 33 and 34 after vmhba

vmhba1, same


Re: Disable the CPUID value

32. Dec 5, 2008 8:21 PM in response to: jlandrith
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rpmahone
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Dec 5, 2008

background:

trying to install ESXi 3.5.0 on a DELL SC 420, added the "nocheckcpuidlimit" at boot and that got me farther into the install. now i get this message:

Unable to find a supported device towrite the VMWAre ESX server 3i 3.5.0 image to

Dell SC 420 onboard controller, deleted all volumes on HDD...

has anyone seen this or know how to fix? thanks for all your time and effort!!

-rpm-

Re: Disable the CPUID value

33. Dec 15, 2008 8:21 PM in response to: rpmahone
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rpmahone
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Dec 5, 2008
i can get past the nocheckCPUIDLimit problem, but now it says no storage device available.. i have tried this using the onboard PATA controller and now a maxtor IDE/SATA I controller... any ideas?

Re: Disable the CPUID value

34. Dec 15, 2008 8:49 PM in response to: rpmahone
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mcowger
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IDE and PATA devices are not supported.






--Matt

Re: Disable the CPUID value

35. Dec 15, 2008 9:00 PM in response to: rpmahone
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See here for instructions on installing ESXi to IDE drives. It's not supported and it won't perform well, but for a test / home box it'll work fine assuming the IDE driver with ESXi will work with your MB.

Re: Disable the CPUID value

36. Apr 29, 2009 8:24 AM in response to: Dave.Mishchen…
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allamiro
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Feb 17, 2009

I had the same problem with Dell GX520 and updating the bios will give you the ability to disable the the CPU ID limit check however after that I got a fatal error saying that

unable to find supported device to write the VMware ESX server 3i 3.5.0 image to

My device is Dell OPtiplex GX520

BIOS A11 last bios

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