Hi pclark6127, Is the media an OEM copy or is it volume media and a burned disk? The error seems like bad media if it won’t boot directly to the disk or load from the Lifecycle controller. Let’s try to boot to our Linux LiveDVD so that we can make sure that the optical drive is working properly. linux.dell.com/.../OMSA71-CentOS6-x86_64-LiveDVD.iso
I have a new server and I'm trying to set up Windows 2008 Server R2 on it.  I've tried the following with a Windows DVD.  1.  Used the Life Cycle controller to install 2008 R2 both with UFEI and BIOS settings. 2.  Used the 2008 R2 disk to boot directly into the DVD  Both options did not work.  On the UFEI install I get the "Hit any key to install Windows" option then get an error like \\EFI\       and the path was longer but I'm at home now and did not right the full path down but it basically came up with a stop code before ever getting into loading Windows. On the BIOS setup I get the "Hit any key to load Windows" option and the screen goes black and a cursor is blinking up in the right hand corner then it just sits there. The same thing happens when trying to install directly from the disk as the BIOS setup.  Any help would be GREATLY appreciated.   Thanks...
Windows 2008 Server R2 won't load on Power Edge R820