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If you have tried to install Debian on a Dell PowerEdge 750 using the 2.6 kernel (or just using a 2.6 kernel after install), you may have noticed that it can’t find your CD drive. In order to fix this, you’ll need to make sure the following modules are loaded:

piix
ide-disk
ide-generic

You’ll need to load these modules to do a 2.6 install, too. Simply switch to the console after language selection and modprobe each of the modules listed above. The CD drive should be detected (verify through dmesg) and installation will proceed normally. After booting, add these to your /etc/modules file.