How to run RACADM RACRESETCFG on Dell 2850 gen.II
Sorry for my dumb questions, but I'm new in such equipment.I have a notebook, and the server.How do I run this command? I need to reset DRAC password.I have OMSA installed on the notebook, but I cannot...
View ArticlePoweredge R310 and Windows Server 2012 R2
Hello, I'm having some BSOD trouble installing windows server 2012 R2 on a dell poweredge that happens to have the H200 PERC raid on it. It's on 8GB RAM and the BIOS was flashed to the latest version...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for December 15th – 19th 2014
Popular Hardware Updates:DSET Dell Server E-Support Tool for Dell ServersDell Server Update Utility, v.14.10.200.117 (Optional) 10/15/2014Dell Support Live Image Version 2.1 (Recommended) 7/23/2014...
View ArticlePoweredge 830 with 2TB HDD?
Is this possible with current BIOS? (A04). Also, can I partition the drive slightly smaller than 2TB to load the OS? What if I had a 320GB drive to boot to and then added the 2 TB drives (2) as data...
View ArticleDell T420 RAM - Part# 0146H or P9RN2?
I am planning to add some memory to a Dell T420 and trying to figure out the correct part number to order. The system shows as having shipped with both part numbers 0146H and P9RN2. This is under the...
View ArticlePowerEdge T610 RAM Upgrade
Hello,I need some help with this issueI have a Poweredge T610 server with 12GB RAM later acquired more 2X8GB.After Memory Upgrade the BIOS me this info: "The memory configuration is not Optimal"The...
View ArticleThree PowerEdge R820's exhibiting the same issue
We have three R820s that will crash and reboot on us within minutes of each other usually around the same time between 6:00 and 7:00 AM either Thursday or Friday morning. Initially; the error...
View ArticlePERC H700 firmware and driver update
This is hopefully an easy answer, but I have a firmware and driver update for my PERC H700 and wondering which should be installed first? Does it even matter?
View ArticleDell PowerEdge VRTX Enclosure Owner's Manual Link Broken
The link under Product Support for VRTX servers is broken for the enclosure owner's manual.Link: ftp.dell.com/.../poweredge-vrtx_Owner%27s%20Manual_en-us.pdf From:...
View ArticlePE2900 SERVER WONT come to DELL startup screen AND Proceed to BIOS
Hi,My PE2900 was fine when purchased around 2009 and used till 2012. I packed it as there was no use, till last month when I powered ON.During the first start, found 2nd CPU fan loose and CPU refixed,...
View ArticlePCIe information from dmidecode in Linux
Hi,I have a Dell R630 running Suse Enterprise 11. According to the manual there should be 2 x16 slots and 1 x8 slot. However when I run dmidecode, i see the following Type: x16 PCI Express 3Current...
View ArticlePE R710, firmware, 870 watt power supplies, how to obtain
This is regarding a Dell PowerEdge model R710 that has two 870 watt power supplies. Upon replacement of a failed power supply, the LifeCycle controller reported there were different versions of power...
View ArticlePoweredge 2900 HDD5 fault leading to operating system loss
Help! I have a Poweredge 2900 which has multiple problems and dont know the best way to fix it hopefully without losing vital data.It started with HDD5 fault which wasn't noticed, I then was unable to...
View ArticlePE T410 Motherboard change.
I swapped out an OH19HD (BIOS 1.12.0) motherboard with an ON151GP, with BIOS 1.9.0 due to issues with the the embedded S100 controller and processor pwr managemant . I no longer have a service tag...
View Articleincrease HD size PowerEdge T100
Hi, One of my client got PowerEdge T100 Server and they been using it since 2009 without any problem untill now when they hit the maximum limit of Hard disk size. they got two 250GB SERIAL ATA 7.2K...
View ArticleAdd 32G to R710 Server
I'm trying to upgrade the RAM in an R710 server (2 processors).The original configuration of 32G is 8 x 4G DIMMS (Optimized)DIMMS are in A1, A2, A4, A5 and B1, B2, B4, B5.I have 2 x 16G DIMMS to add,...
View ArticleNeed Help Cant Hard Drive When Formating Poweredge r720
Hi guys,I need help in formatting our servers i think i messed up something delete or mis configuration.we have poweredge r720 server in office and we want to reformat it to become new server. heres...
View ArticleBarebones R610 SSD Install - What am I missing?
My company recently just purchased a r610 poweredge for our lab, and I am trying to install an SSD. I put the SSD in slot 0, but when I try to boot it up and install ESXI the drive does not display....
View ArticleDELL VRTX Shared Storage for cluster
Dell administrator and specialist out there.. , I need help! I have a VRTX and running 2 nodes Windows Server 2012 Hyper-V Cluster. I want to migrate to Windows Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V cluster (using...
View Articlecpu0000 cpu2 internal error (IERR) contact support - PowerEdge R620
Hi,I've a Poweredge R620 with CentOS 6 Kernel 2.6.32-504.3.3.el6.x86_64.It shows error messages "cpu0000 cpu2 internal error (IERR) contact support".In the BIOS, I turn off C-State and C1E.... but the...
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