[CentOS] Install Centos 6 x86_64 on Dell PowerEdge 2970 and aSSD (hardware probing issues)

Fri Sep 5 18:59:05 UTC 2014
Jason Pyeron <jpyeron at pdinc.us>

> -----Original Message-----
> From: m.roth at 5-cent.us
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2014 14:50
> 
> Jason Pyeron wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Jason Pyeron
> >> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 18:16
> >>
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: centos-bounces at centos.org
> >> > [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce
> >> > Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2014 17:34
> >> > To: centos at centos.org
> >> > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Install Centos 6 x86_64 on Dell
> >> > PowerEdge 2970 and aSSD (hardware probing issues)
> >> >
> >> > On 8/31/2014 2:03 PM, Jason Pyeron wrote:
> >> > > Yes. They support internal SATA drives, we are changing
> >> > from spinning drives to SSD. I am working with Dell to get a
> >> > BIOS patch, but I wont hold my breath.
> >> >
> >> > is the SATA interface in AHCI mode or legacy IDE emulation?
> >>
> >> Good question, I will ask Dell. The BIOS only has Off and
> >> Auto as choices. Is there a preference I should shoot for?
> >
> > So the dell tech says it only supports ATA (IDE) mode. 
> [Sorry for the
> > accidental forward]
> >
> > Now I have to find an alternative to supporting a SSD boot 
> device on a
> > SATA port in IDE (ATA) mode.
> >
> Ok, I see - it's an old 2970 - I see the manuals on Dell's 
> site were last
> revised in 2011. We got rid of all our 2950's (except for 
> one, I think, or
> two, and they're another team's). IIRC, they did have a 
> choice of AHCI or
> RAID, and I think there may have been one other option. Unless this is

I think that is on the PERC contoller. The Onboard SATA A/B ports are the issue.

> *really* old, I can't imagine that they actually have a 
> physical IDE or
> EIDE interface, so there should be some way around this.

We have some with 40 pin IDE, but I am ignoring them.

Both IDE and SATA mother boards have the same BIOS version!?!?!

-Jason 

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