Refreshing my FreeNAS server with a fresh clean install of FreeNAS 11.1 (box was running 8.3.1 previously). As part of this, I have upgraded to 8GB of RAM and am using a new Sandisk 32GB USB 3.0 flash drive for the boot media. The PC recognizes the flash drive and I'm able to install FreeNAS 11.1 to it from the CD-ROM successfully. Upon reboot, the PC will hang during BIOS initialization and sit idle. It will not move to recognizing RAM or hard-drives. If I pull out the flash drive and restart, the PC will make it past the BIOS initialization and look for a boot device. What's my issue? The PC will still boot fine with FreeNAS 8.3.1 from a Corsair 2GB flash drive.
I also had the same result when installing to a different Kingston 32GB flash drive and even to a generic 4GB flash drive (successful install, won't boot).
Is there a potential compatibility problem with these three flash drives (hard to imagine)? Do I need to format them first in a specific way? Specific BIOS settings? How big of a flash drive do I truly need for a basic FreeNAS install that runs only a single volume comprised of 5 hard-drives running basic settings? Do I need to reflash the BIOS (hard to imagine it wouldn't be set up already to recognize a 4GB flash drive as-is)?
I built my FreeNAS box in 2010 with a higher-end motherboard (Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H with USB 3.0 support) and basic 64bit Athlon II X2 210e CPU.
Thanks for any help you can provide.
I also had the same result when installing to a different Kingston 32GB flash drive and even to a generic 4GB flash drive (successful install, won't boot).
Is there a potential compatibility problem with these three flash drives (hard to imagine)? Do I need to format them first in a specific way? Specific BIOS settings? How big of a flash drive do I truly need for a basic FreeNAS install that runs only a single volume comprised of 5 hard-drives running basic settings? Do I need to reflash the BIOS (hard to imagine it wouldn't be set up already to recognize a 4GB flash drive as-is)?
I built my FreeNAS box in 2010 with a higher-end motherboard (Gigabyte GA-880GA-UD3H with USB 3.0 support) and basic 64bit Athlon II X2 210e CPU.
Thanks for any help you can provide.