esxi 4.0 error while initial setup: booting: mbi=0x00100d8, entry = 0x00100212

[Ponti]

Hi!

I tried to install ESXi 4.0 to get familiar with it, but while running the installation routine, I got this error message:

booting: mbi=0x00100d8, entry = 0x00100212

There the system hangs

Configuration of my test system: Dell Precision 650, 2x XEON 2,8GHz, 2GB RAM, 72GB SCSI, NVIDIA Quadro FX1000,...

I already ran a BIOS update without any success.

- What does the error message mean?

- Is it possible to run ESXi 4.0 with this machine at all? (or an older version)

THX, Ponti

[DSTAVERT]

I would doubt that you will have success with a standard install. I would visit http://vm-help.com. That site is dedicated to supporting unsupported hardware.

[zhangtong3910]

Please check with your HW, are they on the HCL?

For example, is the XEON 2,8GHz CPU 64bit? ESXi needs 64bit CPU.

[zhangtong3910]

Ponti,

This means that the installation wont start.

If your process is 32bit, like Intel Xeon 2.8GHz Prestonia, the installation will not start.

[pldoolittle]

Is the 64 bit requirement new to 4.0 ESXi?

I have an old 32 desktop (celeron even) that I've been using as a 3.5i test platform for some time. It's not a racecar, but it works fine for a few small VM's. This weekend I decided to upgrade to 4.0, and got the dreaded "booting: mbi=0xYYYYYYY" at install.

Thoughts/suggestions?

[zhangtong3910]

Yes,

64bit system is required. It can not works on 32bit CPU.

Thanks,