Can I load windows vista or 7 on this PowerEdge 840?

Hey guys, first time, coming through a device like this. PowerEdge 840

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I read the manual, but still confused, can I load win7 on this machine? It can work as any ordinary windows machine?

So I went into the boot options and selected the dvd as the first player, but it just goes straight to windows server 2003. Something up with this device in any case, whenever I have manually close it restarts and the fan is very noisy? Is this way, it is supposed to work, or it is supposed to be silent?

There is 3x73GB readers in this machine and there is 2 pci cards connected to a smal circuit located at the rear of the 3 HARD drive, what can I do here in order to bypass this RAID system to connect a HARD drive to load windows OS please?

The connector on the disks look like regular SATA connectors but the description on the Maxtor disk reads:

ATLAS 10K V, 3.5 SERIES

73 GB Serial Attached SCSI

They are not SATA disks? If not and I can use a SATA drive, do I have to remove 3 disks and place a SATA drive in one of the slots?

herbertsherpa
I read the manual, but still confused, can I load win7 on this machine? It can work as any ordinary windows machine?

You might be able to install Windows 7, but NO server has been tested and validated to run no matter WHAT client operating system. They are tested and developed for the server operating system. That said, it doesn't mean it won't work, but you will need to use the drivers 2008R2.

herbertsherpa
So I went into the boot options and selected the dvd as the first player, but it just goes straight to windows server 2003. Something up with this device in any case, whenever I have manually close it restarts and the fan is very noisy? Is this way, it is supposed to work, or it is supposed to be silent?

Servers are not supposed to be quiet, but as part of the POST, the fans turn loudly when first energized. If they do not ramp down to a 'normal' speed, there may be a problem with the fans, sensors or environment (or the lid can be turned off).

Make sure there is a check mark next to the DVD drive... means it is enabled. Also, how did you create your Windows media?

herbertsherpa
There is 3x73GB readers in this machine and there is 2 pci cards connected to a smal circuit located at the rear of the 3 HARD drive, what can I do here in order to bypass this RAID system to connect a HARD drive to load windows OS please?

You can install Windows with a RAID System... you just need drivers. What model of controller RAID do you have?

herbertsherpa

The connector on the disks look like regular SATA connectors but the description on the Maxtor disk reads:

ATLAS 10K V, 3.5 SERIES

73 GB Serial Attached SCSI

They are not SATA disks? If not and I can use a SATA drive, do I have to remove 3 disks and place a SATA drive in one of the slots?

SAS (Serial Attached SCSI) are not the SATA drives, but SAS controllers/cables/funds of basket are 'retro' - compatible with SATA. You CAN put SATA drives out there, but it won't change anything. Windows will treat it the same. Windows only communicates with the controller, not directly with the player.

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