I am trying to upgrade a T310 to 16 GB memory. It has a Xeon 3430 2.4 GHz processor with factory installed 8 GB memory--four 2 GB 1Rx8 DIMMs. I want to upgrade to 16 GB total so tried adding two 4G 2RX8 ECC low voltage memory as recommended by Dell parts upgrade. The server will not boot. I have looked through the forum and Dell manuals to try to figure this out. Can I upgrade to 16 GB with the existing 8 GB factory installed memory, or do I have to replace the existing memory with four 4 GB RDIMMs?
Thanks!
Bev S
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PowerEdge T310--Upgrade Memory Question
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PS1:System board Intrusion :Intrusion sensor for system board ,chassis intrusion was asserted while system was OFF.
With issues this error and not at booting
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Dell 1950 Motherboard Edition
I have found an old Dell 1950 in the sotrage room totally unused. Does anyone know how to tell what edition the board is ? There is nothign clear on the board that I can see.
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raid or noRaid
We have a dell 6950 poweredge server 16gb memory. I would like to know do we have to utilize raid or can we use 5 individual hard drives.
Thx
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Connection to ESXi 5.1 Dell Virtual Console ActiveX/Java with Windows 7
I can not connect to ESXi 5.1 Dell Virtual Console from PowerEdge M520 servers iDRAC using the following setup:
- Windows 7
- Java 7
- Internet Explore 11
I tried to connect with a older system and it worked:
- Windowx XP
- Java 7
- Internet Explorer 8
The server is running Lifecycle ControllerA001.4.2.12.
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Dell System Hardware & Software Updates for August 18th ~ 22nd 2014
Dell System Hardware & Software Updates for
August 18th ~ 22nd 2014
Popular Hardware Updates:
Dell DSET: http://dell.to/1pb7oH9
Dell Server Update Utility, v.14.07.00 (Optional) 7/23/2014 http://dell.to/1zSrR6e
Dell Support Live Image Version 2.1 (Recommended) 7/23/2014 http://dell.to/1oAh3Wm
Hardware Updates:
Intel USB3.0 xHCI driver (Recommended) 8/6/2014 http://dell.to/1teZLz0
Firmware for R920 backplanes that include either: PCIe-SSD/NVMe drives, or have 8 dives or less 1.00 (Recommended) 8/7/2014 http://dell.to/1tf6Ak3
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver 6.0.1.6030 (Recommended) 8/6/2014 http://dell.to/1qjNTYK
Dell 64 Bit uEFI Diagnostics, version 4241Installer Revision 7.4.1 (Optional) 8/8/2014 http://dell.to/1pz8o6U
LSI SAS 9207-8e v.18 (Recommended) 8/4/2014 http://dell.to/Yp428J
Dell 64 Bit uEFI Diagnostics, version 4241Installer Revision 7.4.1 (Optional) 8/8/2014 http://dell.to/1ritCcq
OS updates:
Server 2012 update for adobe flash player http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2982794
Server 2008 and newer security update for kernel mode drivers http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2976897
RHEL 6 glibc bug fix https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014-1056.html
RHEL 6 and 7 openssl security update https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1052.html
Update for RHEL 6 hwloc packages https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2014-1048.html
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R710 Unresponsive
I have a PE R710 that started off with an iDRAC communications issue. We have iDRAC enterprise. I restarted the server and it said it could not communicate. I removed and reseated the module, it began working. Rebooted again and same issue. Removed and reseated and now it doesn't communicate at all. I have factory defaulted the server. Drained it of all power. Turned it back on and now the front LCD does not work and the fans run at 100%. I have left the server on for 5 minutes with no change. The server is getting power, when I press the power button the power light on the button goes green but the screen to the right shows nothing. I took the iDRAC module out and got the same results. I put the iDRAC module back in and connected to it and ran a ping. The default IP of 192.168.0.120 returns nothing. I waited 5 minutes again to ensure there was plenty of time for the module to initialize. I have verified that doing this does work on functioning systems. This system is out of warranty now, we do not plan on renewing. At this point I just want to know what happened. As we have many of these systems in production it is almost a need to know.
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R720/620 DIMM slots and performance gain
Hi,
Just looking for best practice on DIMM placement on R720/620.
I've seen white paper - example of best data transfer rate you gain when placing 12 DIMM slots out of 24 full slots.
I'm planning to use all 24 slots, filled up with 16GB sticks and wondering what sort of performance I will get out of this configuration.
As 32GB sticks are more than double the price of 16GB so just looking to get the best scalability as well as the performance.
What are the configuration examples of getting a total of 384GB RAM?
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PowerEdge M610 - iDRAC - Hardware Inventory Empty
Hi all,
I have a PowerEdge M610 working and powered on and when in iDRAC Web GUI under System>Properties>System Inventory, I see the message "Hardware Inventory is unavailable. Try again at a later time."
I have tried going into the iDRAC6 Configuration Utility (Ctrl E during BIOS Post) and enabling "Collect System Inventory on reboot", saving then rebooting the server, but still nothing in the Hardware Inventory.
Anyone seen this before and know how to get the Inventory populated with information?
Cheers.
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PE 1800 3rd Party Power Supply Replacement??
I have a PowerEdge 1800 server that was given to our office by a customer after the system failed and would not power on. I diagnosed the issue as a failed power supply. However the customer who was unwilling to pay $500+ for one from a 3rd party vendor went with using a PC with raid to satisfy there needs thus giving our company the server.
The business here would LOVE to get the server functioning and using it for an excellent file server or small webhosting server so we purchased a 3rd party Antec TP-650 power supply that matches the same wattage and connectors that the originial psu had. But when I plugged the psu in (all PCI cards removed, 2 cpu's installed, all drives disconnected) the front light began flashing repeatedly blue as well as the rear system information light also blinked blue. I noticed a green LED on the motherboard was flashing in sequence with the blue lights as well.
When having the rear CPU / CASE fan plugged in I noticed that I could hear slight 'pulses' in the rotation of the fan while the front case fan, simply did not move. This type of hearing the rear CPU/CASE fan pulse with a slight spin up, spin down very repeatedly made me wonder if the power supply I bought new was failing. When connecting my voltmeter into a 4 pin Molex connector I was reading 4.5v & 9.2v when I should have been getting 5.0v and 12.0v respectively. After that I tried the antec PSU on a Vostro PC and it worked beautifuly giving the full 5.0 and 12.0 outputs.
I have swapped surge strips, power cables, and tried different outlets to no avail. Can someone tell me if it's possible for a PE 1800 to support a 3rd party PSU? Is it possible certain pins inside the 24+4 pin PSU cable are different on the Antec than on the originial OEM psu?? Or should I assume the motherboard is toast at this point??
I greatly appreciate ANY assistance here.
Thanks!!
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Dell Power Edge 2950 - memory question
Hello all
I'm looking to increase the memory in two Power Edge 2950, currently both have DDR2 11gb each. I'd like to maximise the memory in both servers. I've had a look on the internet and various forums, but I've not found anything relating to my query.
My question is will the 0cx396 motherboard support DDR3 4gig memory sticks? The reason I ask, is I have a tub full of this DDR3 4gig memory sticks and loath having to spend more money when these are just sat there without a home.
Cheers
Dave
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Packet Loss on PowerEdge R720 with Broadcom 5720
Hi All,
This is not your usual sg3/ESX/Windows driver issue......
We have 4 vSphere 5.5 Servers running on the same hardware (R720 with On-Board Broadcom 5720s) and during a reboot the entire switch its connected to gets flooded and we experience huge packet loss to anything that is connect to the switch.
After the Lifecycle Controller initiates (just before it boots to the OS), its fine and it's also fine within vSphere - never drops a packet.
We have updated all Lifecycle controllers/BIOS's to the latest firmware, but nothing seems to resolve it - it also happens if the server is physically powered down but has power.
This happens on all 4 vSphere boxes and it cannot be a fault with all 4 servers - anyone have any idea? or seen this before?
Thanks
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Dimms in dell poweredge t20
can the dell power edge t 20 work with only 3 dims one 4gb peace and 2x8gb peace??
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What kind of graphics card can I put in Poweredge T110 II?
Server has following slots:
4 PCIe G2 slots:
Two x8 slots (one with x16 connectors)
One x4 slot (with x8 connector)
One x1 slot
Graphics card needs to support Windows server 2012 (are Windows 8 drivers compatible with Windows Server 2012?). I am not looking for anything fancy or fast, just something that can support 2 monitors via DVI or DisplayPort.
I looked at NewEgg graphics card section and find it difficult to understand what kind of interface I should pick. This is what NewEgg has for interface (I don't see any x8 or x4 as mentioned in Poweredge T110 II specs):
PCI Express 3.0 x16
PCI Express 2.1 x16
PCI Express 2.0 x16
PCI Express x16
PCI Express x1
PCI Express 2.0
PCI Express 2.1
PCI Express 3.0
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IOMINF-1 driver for PowerEdge VRTX and PowerEdge M520
I am going to upgrade my firmware for my PowerEdge VRTX and I am thinking of upgrading:
MainBoard from 1.36.A00 to 1.41
CMC from 1.31 to 1.35
Perc H310 Mini Raid Controller from 20.12.0-0004 to 20.13.0-0007
I currently have something called IOMINF-1 11.0.0.0 but I cant find firmware updates for this. What is this?
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iDrac6 Firmware update operation is already in progress
I Have a Dell R610. My iDRAC is not works (is not pinging iDRAC IP address)
I don't know how much time my iDrac is not working, Did i try to upgrade BIOS, iDrac FIRMWARE, LifeCycle.
On POST boot screen "System Services Update Required"
I think that my server don't have USC, on this version/generation.
Some attempts that i did:
Configurate LAN parameters on DRAC options (CRTL+E on POST) > "after machine restarts, LAN parameters was reset to default factory"
FIRMWARE Upgrade in various versions (1.60, 1.90 e 1.96) from O.S. > says "A Firmware update operation is already in progress"
FIRMWARE Upgrade from Linux CentOS Dell DSET LiveCD > says "inventory Failure: Partition Failure - Creation of the dynamic partition has failed"
boot with SBUU + update firmware from SUU DVD > after reboot nothing changes
System Update Utility Firmware Update (version 1.67) from S.O. > Firmware Update in progress, wait 30 min > after EXIT CODE 1 Failure
Clear NVRAM from MB CMOS Jumper > try 5 times nothing changes, only BIOS loses all information
racadm racreset or racresetcfg > "A fimware update is currently in progress, unable to reset the RAC at this moment"
racadm fwupdate -g -u -a MY_TFTP_Server -d firmimg.d6 > "A Firmware update operation is already in progress"
One more important information, after monitoring network switch i do not found entries from iDRAC MAC Address
The iDrac6 module/card is broken?
any ideias?
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Need help finding Perc Battery 312-0448
Hi,
I know this is an old post, but I'm looking for the part # 312-0448 (PERC battery), but I can't find it on Dell's site. Where can I find the product page?
Thanks
Nick
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T420 consumer SATA compatibility with hot plug option
Is it possible to run consumer SATA drives in the hot plug bays of this server using the PERC H710 RAID controller? If so, which caddy do I need?
I have no interest in any server level HDDs, but require the CPU and memory expansion possible with this server.
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Poweredge t710 memory
Dual Processor - Current configuration:
(12) 8GB DDR3-1333 dual ranked RDIMMS
A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6 populated -- A7, A8, A9 not occupied
B1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B6 populated -- B7, B8, B9 not occupied
Memory mode: optimizer
Questions:
1. Under this configration what is the operating speed of the memory?
2. What is the maximum amount of memory that can be installed and still operate at 1333MHz?
I think that in the current configuration the memory is operating at 800 MHz.
I think that the maximum configurable amount of memory operating at 1333MHz would be 96GB with (6) 16GB RDIMMS occupying the following slots:
A1, A4, A7, B1, B4, B7
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PE T320 Hyper-V Guest latency fixed by BIOS update to Host
Twice now I have had the Exchange 2010 guest on my W2K8 Standard Server with Hyper-V suddenly suffer a massive amount of latency and become practically locked up out of the blue. After hours of troubleshooting, rebooting, and researching - as a last-ditch effort I noticed that the BIOS was out of date. I upgrade BIOS and then everything magically works again.
Anywhere from 2-4 months pass and rinse & repeat.
I'm going out on a limb here but I suspect that there's something about the system that gets flushed out during a bios update that is causing the problem, but I'm at a loss to determine what that is. I want to proactively avoid having my customer's Exchange server fail, but it goes against my better judgment to apply BIOS updates proactively. We've had the motherboard swapped out already due to a bad DRAC, and the problem keeps happening.
I could use some help in identifying what else I can do to prevent this from happening in the future. TIA
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