Ryan, thanks I got it booted by changing the boot order to boot from the CD first. I booted into the Dell 2900 System build utility and had a sighted friend run through the setup screens to do an OS install. After putting in the Windows product key the build utility says prepareing to install with a progress indicator that gets up to 51 percent and then asks for the following CD: dell open server 5.3 I looked at the driver section for Power Edge 2900 on the http://support.dell.com site and could not find that CD image. Can anyone point me to the exact location and name of the CD image I need to finish the installation? Much appreciated Frank Ventura -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Ryan Shugart Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 7:23 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] booting from the CD on a Dell PE Frank: I don't know about that specific model, but with all the Dell precisions I've worked with, F12 pressed right when the computer boots brings up the 1 time boot menu. The CD is the second or third option. Ryan -----Original Message----- From: blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Frank Ventura Sent: Wednesday, February 24, 2010 12:31 PM To: Blind sysadmins list Subject: [Blind-sysadmins] booting from the CD on a Dell PE Hi can anyone refresh my memory as how to I bring up the boot menu on a Dell PE 2900 to boot from the internal CD? Tia Frank _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org http://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/mailman/listinfo/blind-sysadmins