<div dir="ltr">Just a shot in the dark here based on a recent hardware mystery I was working on but have you tried a different install DVD? I know it sounds simple but had I tried it before ripping apart a working machine I would have saved myself a large tantrum. <div>
<br></div><div>If you have eliminated the install disk itself what model GB mobo is it?</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr"><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:small">Unix is basically a simple operating system. But you have to be a genius to understand the simplicity. D.R.</span><br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Angelo McComis <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:angelo@mccomis.com" target="_blank">angelo@mccomis.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div dir="ltr"><div class=""><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Apr 15, 2014 at 8:18 AM, Joshua Kramer <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:joskra42.list@gmail.com" target="_blank">joskra42.list@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I decided that I wanted to put another disk in the system to have a RAID1 setup, and replace the RAM with 16G. So I put the new drive and RAM in, and backed up my data. Popped in my CentOS 6.5 install DVD, and... I can't install. The installer freezes up at various points, usually when it is first detecting the storage.</blockquote>
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Check if you have a BIOS / onboard RAID controller that's getting in the way of things.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)">
For instance, I have Intel Rapid Storage Technology (on my Win7 box) that doesn't support Linux very well. If I were trying to install Linux on there, I would expect to fight a battle similar to what you're describing.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)">Look in the BIOS setup pages for something to do with RAID vs AHCI. Also, some motherboards have slightly different firmwares that you can install that optimize them for Linux. </div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)">There's two places to look. As Tom says, eliminate one variable at a time to keep your sanity.</div>
<div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(51,0,51)">Good luck.</div>
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