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Netfinity 5600 8664-71Y Can't get it to boot to my server 2k8 CD.

Alright, so I have used serveRAID 5.1 to set up my server.  I get through with the configuration and it has a problem with 2 of the Seagate Drives I am using, both of which are 40g whereas the IBM HDDs are 20g.  All it is saying is that it isn't an IBM drive.  It shouldn't effect it.  Then I also am getting an error saying that the Controller 1 version mismatch. This sucks because I have 6.10 on flash and BIOS but my drivers say 5.1.  I can't find any software that will allow this to boot right.  Can someone help me here???
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Uhh, ServeRAID 5.1??   I'd head out to IBM's site and download the latest ISO of ServeRAID manager and upgrade all your stuff..   That server is pretty old..  I'm guessing like a 4M or 4Mx card?  Upgrade the firmware and BIOS to the latest version from the newest CD and try it again..   They are up to ServeRAID 9.0 now..

Download from here:

https://www-304.ibm.com/systems/support/supportsite.wss/docdisplay?lndocid=MIGR-61707&brandind=5000008


This version supports all the way back to the ServeRAID 4 family of cards.
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I downloaded the most recent version of ServeRAID 9.0  And I can't get it to boot into the program.   So far the latest I can get it to boot into is 6.1.  And it still won't boot from my server 2k8 cd
Server 2k8 is not a CD, it's a DVD..  That sould be part of the problem.  That server is so old I don't think it has a DVD drive in it, does it?
Wow, I feel kinda dumb.  I can try to find an external DVD player.  Or do you think I can split the DVD up onto multiple CDs?
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