In case anyone is wondering this was due to the case being open.  Why this would have any effect upon installing an OS on the system, I'll never know.  Dell some funny things. :emotion-12:
Greetings All, I have a confounding problem.  I just received my PowerEdge T410 yesterday and have been unsuccessful at getting Windows Server 2003 Standard x64 installed. I put my Volume Licensing CD in the CD drive and attempted to boot.  Windows began its blue screen installation phase and loaded all the necessary drivers.  When it came time to select an installation destination hard drive, Windows reported it couldn't find a hard drive.  This was my fault.  I resolved the issue and a hard drive was now recognized at the BIOS level. However, every attempt since has rebooted the machine just after "Press any key to boot from CD..." and pressing a key.   I've tried several different keys on the keyboard.   I've tried a couple different hard drives.   I've tried a couple different CD-ROMs and DVD-ROMs (the installation disc is a CD).   I've tried a couple of different SATA cables for the CD-ROMs/DVD-ROMs. I've tried blowing away the BIOS settings. The CD drives are all recognized by the BIOS. The hard drives are all recognized by the BIOS. BIOS version is 1.0.5.   I'm about to throw myself out the window.  Any help would be greatly, greatly appreciated.  I'm at my wit's end, here. Best, Jackattak
PE T410 Restarts at "Press any key to boot from CD..." Win2K3 Server STD x64