Problems with SCSI Raid on Dell 2450 - system backplane error?

[chap0230]

I am having some problems starting up my server. I just got it, and this is what happens upon startup:

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PowerEdge 2450/667

Embedded server management firmware revision 5.24

!!***** System backplane error *****

One 667 MHz Processor, Processor Bus: 133MHz, L2 cache: 256 KB Advanced

Dell PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 3/Si, BIOS V2.1-3 [Build 2951]

(c) 1998-2000 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

<<< Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSI Select(TM) Utility! >>>

Waiting for Array Controller #0 to start&#133;.

Array Controller started

Controller monitor V2.1-3, Build 2951

Controller kernel V2.1-3, Build 2951

Controller POST operation successful

No Logical Drives Found

BIOS not installed!

Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS v25305

(c) 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

<<< Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSI Select(TM) Utility! >>>

No boot device available &#150;

Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility

Alternatively, F1 &#150; reboot does nothing besides reboots and brings me to the same screen. F2 &#150; setup just leads me to the BIOS. There is little to configure in here, but if I change the SCSI/RAID Controller from RAID Enabled to SCSI Enabled (I know it&#146;s not suppose to be like this, but I did it just to see what happens) then I get this readout:

PowerEdge 2450/667

Embedded server management firmware revision 5.24

!!***** System backplane error *****

One 667 MHz Processor, Processor Bus: 133MHz, L2 cache: 256 KB Advanced

Adaptec AIC-7899 SCSI BIOS v25305

(c) 1999 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

<<< Press <Ctrl><A> for SCSI Select(TM) Utility! >>>

No boot device available &#150;

Strike F1 to retry boot, F2 for setup utility

If I run the SCSI Select(TM) Utility it finds 0-zero drives

any help would be more than greatly appreciated!
Thanks
-Joe

 

[LawnBoy]

Sounds like something may have rattled loose in shipping. Pull the disks out and reseat them, then reseat all the cables you can get at.

 

[roughan]

Did u get a solution to this i have the exact same problem
Rgds
Roughan

 

[chap0230]

no, i never found a solution.
it's sitting in the corner of my office collecting dust

 

[JordanR]

I just recently started having the same problem and found this list of error codes. It suggest replacing the system board.

http://www.tsl.uu.se/tsl/computing/hardware/info/DELL/PowerEdge2400/service/beep.htm

 

[JordanR]

But wait...
I just found a solution that is allowing me to install OS.
In CMOS on page 2 I changed from Raid to SCSI and exit. This system started showing me the 2 hard drives installed. I hadn't seen this in a while. So I went on to allow it to install the os and to my surprise I got pass the message that windows was not able to detect a bootable device.(or something to that effect)

Try it. I hope it works!