Trouble with OWC Accelsior E2 in Xserve2,1

[ttpjd1]

Hi Guys

I've acquired a used OWC Accelsior E2 (480GB) which I understood from OWC's web site and Tech Support was compatible with the Xserve2,1 (2008, 8-core, 3GHz, 32GB RAM and OS 10.6.8 currently installed) - even down to allowing a Boot Camp installation which isn't normally possible on an Xserve.

However even after installing the OWC driver, the card doesn't show up in Disk Utility or, as far as I can see, anywhere in System Profiler. The card is in the top PCI slot, next to the power supplies.

Can anyone give me any advice as to what I should see and/or how to troubleshoot please?

Thanks in advance

Phil

 

[jamall]

Hi Phil,
First ensure that the card is seated properly in the slot. Even if it wasn't compatible you should still see a device present in System Profiler. Try swapping slots, and if still no luck see if the card is recognised in another machine.
HTH

 

[maccer99]

Hi there, wondering what steps were taken to have this card show up. I can only get it to show up in System Profiler but it has stopped showing up by normal means. Tried 3 different slots, same effect.

 

[Longer Lane]

maybe return to seller

 

[dougdawirs]

Hi there, wondering what steps were taken to have this card show up. I can only get it to show up in System Profiler but it has stopped showing up by normal means. Tried 3 different slots, same effect.

Having the same issue. Were you ever able to resolve this?