Dell Poweredge 2850 error

[rapster7]

I purchased a Dell Poweredge 2850 and i am getting an error message as follows;

client mac addr: 00 14 22 22 c0 ea  guid: 44454c4 3800 1034 8036 b8c04f363931
pxe-e53: no boot filename received
pxe-mof: existing intel boot agent

pxe-E61: media test failure, check cable
pxe-m0f: existing intel boot agent

strike f1 to retry boot, f2 for set up utility

i have no clue what this means can anyone help me. I called Dell and was unable to receive help as previous owner's account is on hold.

[patio]

Replace the CMOS battery...Part # CR2032...with all powe removed.
Then connect power and re-boot.

Was the PC used ? ?

[rapster7]

yes the pc is used

[patio]

Try the above 1st...and report back with results...
It may have been setup to boot from a Network...which means you should wipe the HDD and do a clean install of the Windows version of youre choice...

All Drivers will be at the Dell site.

[camerongray]

Is there an operating system on the server or have the hard drives been wiped.  Try putting a bootable CD/DVD in and see if it will startup from that.  It's fairly common for a PC to default to network boot if there is no OS on the hard drive and there are no other bootable devices present.

[rapster7]

 how do i Replace the CMOS battery?

[patio]

Make sure everything is unplugged...

[rapster7]

do i have to buy a new battery?

[rapster7]

still same error

[jormeno]

Which OS are you trying to install? I seen this error before when I trying to install linux on a USB drive that wasn't formatted for fat32 it was NTFS.

[patio]

Which OS are you trying to install? I seen this error before when I trying to install linux on a USB drive that wasn't formatted for fat32 it was NTFS.

He hasnt been back since February....