Hi Sparda:
Thanks for the quick response. I have already tested the adapter in another computer and didn't have an issue with it working, it worked fine. And I tried a IDE cable that I knew was good, hoping that it just wanted to be connected through a cable, but no such luck. I used the CF in another situation and it worked fine. I did however swap out my CF card from my digital camera and tested it and I have same result. Not working.
Here's the dedicated computer's specs:
Intel Pentium D 2.66 GHz Processor
1 GB DDR2 PC3200 Memory
x4 500 GB Seagate SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drives
Syba IDE to CF Adapter
Kingston 512 MB CF Card
600 Watt Power Supply
All the parts were purchased through NewEgg for this project. All parts are new.
When I originally installed FreeNAS, I booted the computer to the CD drive and installed the FreeNAS OS to the CF card. So I know the computer sees the CF card. The problem is the BIOS doesn't seem to recognize it to boot from. I checked all the cables and all are secured. I also reformatted the CF card and installed FreeNAS using the tool within Windows and it still won't boot.
When I boot up I get the following message:
Intel Boot Agent v4.1.17
PXE-E61: Media Test failure, check cable.
PXE-MOF: Exiting Intel Boot Agent.
My Current Boot Order:
1) Hard Drive
2) Ethernet
3) CD Drive
4) Floppy Drive
I have already tried removing all SATA drives and then booting without success.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Mike