All, i currently have a DELL PE2500 server with 3 disks in a RAID5 config. the server has PERC3di, AIC-7899 controller. i update the BIOS so it is now A07. meets the requirements for NIC, Stora...
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All, i currently have a DELL PE2500 server with 3 disks in a RAID5 config. the server has PERC3di, AIC-7899 controller. i update the BIOS so it is now A07. meets the requirements for NIC, Storage, and CPU. for some reason i cannot complete the installation of ESX server 3. i keep getting an error "an error has occurred trying to format sda1. this problem is serious, and the install cannot continue" i have formatted the drives, re-created the RAID5 configuration in a new container. ran a check disk on all 3 disks which came back fine. all i saw in the forums was that someone updated the BIOS and the Controller drivers. i have done this and still get the same error. i don't get it b/c i actually installed ESX3 on an old DELL PE1300 with no problems. there are no HW failures...please help