Proliant server running Linux hangs at "attempting

Update BIOS

check & set the boot controller order in BIOS

Minimum Supported Red Hat Updates •Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Update 1 •Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 5 6-Core/4-Core Intel Xeon Processor 7400 Series •Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.22 •Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7 Minimum Supported Novell Service Packs•SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP1•SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 SP31 6-Core/4-Core Intel Xeon Processor 7400 Series •SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 10 SP23 •SUSE LINUX Enterprise Server 9 SP44

I bought an HP DL380 G4 from here, and called them up any time I had a question like this. These guys were amazingly smart. Perhaps you can call them up and pretend to be a customer?

Replace the HDD whose led is blinking in AMBER ( orange ) colour.

Hi,
Perform a RAM test to check every section of the memory. It might be hitting a bad sector when it loads the OS.

are you going to do a clean install?

then you will have to access the boot device menu and select the cd drive or usb drive (whatever you are installin off of) and then install the Red Hat Linux hope this helps if not then please leave a comment

windows xp is an OS for regular desktops if you install it on a server you will have problems to find drivers for the different chip-sets embedded i the system board
The operating system that are supported for the server are:
» Microsoft Windows Server 2003 » Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for 64-bit Extended Systems » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Essential Business » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Foundation Edition » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 Foundation Edition » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 Small Business » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 W32 » Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (AMD64/EM64T) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (x86) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86) » Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server (x86-64) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (AMD64/EM64T) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 (x86) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (AMD64/EM64T) » SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 (x86)

It looks like you rebooted with the installation CD/DVD in the CD/DVD drive. Take the install disk out of the optical drive, and set the server to boot from a hard drive, preferably the hard drive with Linux installed on it. You can do it. I have faith in you.

To enter the BIOS of a ProLiant DL380 you have to press "F9"