VMWare ESXi on a Dell Precision T3400

Back up anything you want to save, as these steps will make permanent changes.

  1. Boot, if you see a RAID configuration screen, hit Ctrl-I to enter setup and remove all drives from the RAID array.
  2. Reboot, enter BIOS setup and make sure your drive configuration is set to "RAID ATA."
  3. While you're in the BIOS setup, enable virtualization in the CPU settings. This will let you create 64-bit virtual guests.
  4. Follow these steps to install VMWare ESXi