Proxmox installation on Dell Optiplex 7020 (i9, 24 core, 32gb machine)

yugtech

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Hi
Recently we purchased Dell Optiplex 7020 (i9, 24 core, 32 GB , 1TB SSD machine) to use proxmox software but during installtion
Error

Starting Chrony for opportunistic time-sync...
Starting a root shell on tty3.
Starting the installer GUI - See tty (CTRL+ALT+F2) for any error

Installation aborted - unable to continue (type exit or ctrl-D to reboot)
root@proxmox:/#
 

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Error Details after pressing CTRL+ALT+F2
 

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You can also try selecting the Install Proxmox VE (Terminal UI) entry in the boot menu, which - in this case - should also work.
 
where is : Install Proxmox VE (Terminal UI) entry in the boot menu" this option
 

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Why do you want to install such an old release of Proxmox? Get a new ISO and try again.
 
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