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"Could not load multiboot modules:bad parameter” when booting up ESXi 5.1 on a Dell PowerEdge R210-II with 8 GB of RAM

Hello all,

I am receiving the pink screen of death and the error “Could not load multiboot modules:bad parameter” when booting up ESXi 5.1 on a Dell PowerEdge R210-II with 8 GB of RAM. According to the links below it is supported. Any ideas why its not working?

Please see attached screenshot for the exact error message.

PowerEdge R210-II DELL Intel i3-2100 Series Rackmount 1 16 http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=19983 ESXi 5.5 U1 | ESXi 5.5 | ESXi 5.1 U2 | ESXi 5.1 U1 | ESXi 5.1 | ESXi 5.0 U3 | ESXi 5.0 U2 | ESXi 5.0 U1 | ESXi 5.0 | ESX 4.1 U3 | ESX 4.1 U2 | ESX 4.1 U1 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U3 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U2 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U1
PowerEdge R210-II DELL Intel Xeon E3-1200 Series Rackmount 1 16 http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=18605 ESXi 5.5 U1 | ESXi 5.5 | ESXi 5.1 U2 | ESXi 5.1 U1 | ESXi 5.1 | ESXi 5.0 U3 | ESXi 5.0 U2 | ESXi 5.0 U1 | ESXi 5.0 | ESX 4.1 U3 | ESX 4.1 U2 | ESX 4.1 U1 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U3 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U2 | ESXi 4.1 Installable U1
PowerEdge R210-II DELL Intel Xeon E3-1200-v2 Series Rackmount 1 16 http://www.vmware.com/resources/compatibility/detail.php?deviceCategory=server&productid=20967 ESXi 5.5 U1 | ESXi 5.5 | ESXi 5.1 U2 | ESXi 5.1 U1 | ESXi 5.1 | ESXi 5.0 U3 | ESXi 5.0 U2 | ESXi 5.0 U1 | ESXi 5.0

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