How to install hyper v on dell 2650. Can Windows 2008 with hyper v be installed on a Dell 2650?

Hi, try to install klite codec pack with Classic media player:

http://www.codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

Check please your video adapter drivers:http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/04/Product/inspiron-2650

have you went onto the BIOS to make sure that the boot options are correct e.g. CD DRIVE 1st priority?

download dell server assistant onto a cd... youll get a menu, follow the menu. you also need the server 2003 installation cd

First - re-seat the harddisk and reboot the computer. If this does not work then reboot and go to theBIOS configuration to see if the BIOS detects the hard drive. If it doesn'tdetect the hard drive then it could be faulty. Next - to determine if thehard drive is faulty, remove the hard drive and insert it into an USB hard drive adapter and connect it to a workingcomputer's USB port. If this computer cannot see itas an external hard drive and you cannot open the various folders and files,this confirms the hard drive is faulty. The hard drive needs to bereplaces in the laptop and Windows installed and the laptop's device driversand your programs etc to get a functioning laptop again.

Hi Dell poweredge 2650 dosent support usb boot
try using a CD or DVD or floppy if you can get 1 big enuf

Unfortunately, the 2650 cannot boot to USB devices. Try PXE if installing an OS.

you will need to download the RAID drivers from the Dell website
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/download.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs&releaseid=R74082&SystemID=PWE_PNT_P3C_2450&os=WNT5&osl=en&deviceid=1374&devlib=0&typecnt=5&vercnt=7&formatcnt=2&fileid=126163 and load them onto a floppy drive.

Then when installing the server press F6 to install other drivers this will load the PEC drivers and W2k3 will then see your drives

Do not try to load the drivers from a USB as W2k3 is "preset" to only accept drivers from a floppy drive unlike WIndows server 2008

Hope this helps

Boot to the Windows XP CD, reformat the existing NTFS partition and install to that partition. After installing XP, install the drivers
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/driverslist.aspx?c=us&cs=04&l=en&s=bsd&ServiceTag=&SystemID=INS_PNT_P4N_2650&os=WW1&osl=en&catid=&impid=
There is a link at the top, that indicates the driver install order and you can download the drivers and put them on a USB Key or a CD-R before installing XP

here is the link to both the user manual and service manual which will show you the in and outs of the laptop.

http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/ins2500/en/index.htm

You are not too clear, however I'll take a guess ..

1) Booting from CD ... older CD drives fitted to PE26xx range do not recognize Windows 2003 bootable install CD's .. the TS-L462C (a laptop drive) should be compatible with the PE 2650 (I know it works in my 2600)

2) Installing the Operating System onto the PERC SCSI Array drives .. a total pain .. with older OS (Windows 2000) you can use the 4 x floppy disk set to install and hit (F6 ? as I recall) to tell it to 'load a 3rd party driver' ... get the PERC drivers from the Dell site.

Alternative = toss the useless Tape Drive and install a set of SATA drives in the same space (a 3 drive Hot Swap caddy eclosure will fit = Icy Box or StarTech) .. you will need a PCI RAID card (such as Si3124) since the M'Bd has nothing but a combined floppy/TapeDrive IDE interfafce.

3) Finally, be aware that this is a SERVER level box .. spare parts & Dell 'official' upgrades are going to cost you an arm & a leg = and don't even ask what the special 'ECC parity' Memory sticks cost :-)