R730 with AMD S9050 and VMware 5.5U2
I'm trying to get the AMD s9050 working on the R730 in VMware 5.5 vSGA but xorg stops and the driver on AMD says its supports the R720 so wondering if anyone has this working and or a newer driver from...
View ArticleHelp Dual Booting PowerEdge T620 with Windows 2008 Server R2 and Ubuntu 14.04
My University Lab has a Dell Power Edge T620 configured in a multi GPU setting running Windows Server 2008 R2 (Tesla K20c for scientific computing and Quadro K600 for video). However I need to use...
View Article8 pin connector on Dell PowerEdge R730 to SATA power?
I want to add a USB 3.0 PCI-E card (with SATA power) to a Dell PowerEdge R730.I called Dell technical support but like most times, they had no idea about the connector or generally anythingAs you can...
View ArticleHow to change PowerEdge 12G system model name?
Just replaced a motherboard on a PowerEdge R720xd, but the system model name is Compellent SC8000. I have already change the service tag with asset /s command and updated firmware. As far as i can...
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PE R710 System Board Fire!
Anyone had a flaming R710? 3.5 year old server. Server error "Fail Safe Voltage Error". Steps taken: Removed from filtered power source. Reseat both power supplies. Drained capacitors by holding power...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for March 2 - 6, 2015
Popular DownloadsDSET - Dell Server E-Support Tool for Dell ServersDell Support Live Image 2.2OpenManage Essentials 2.0.1ServersPowerEdge R320 system BIOS v2.3.3 (Recommended) PowerEdge R620 system...
View Articlecpu1 ierr on PE1950 following PERC 5/E Battery Change
Hi All,I have today tried to change the PERC 5/E battery on my PE1950 and once changed i got an error on the display of cpu1 ierr and failed to boot.As I needed to get the server operational ready for...
View ArticleR710 Memory Dump
HiBasic question I know, but is there anything within the standard set-up of an R710 that will prevent a memory dump from being created?I have a server (W2003) which keeps restarting for no apparent...
View ArticlePowerEdge Firmware update fails on Broadcom?
Using the LifeCycle controller to update both of the integrated Broadcom (default devices) for the PowerEdge T430 server.Update pulls from FTP.dell server, begins to install package, and then reboots...
View Articleonline NVRAM clear?
I am looking for a way to clear NVRAM via racadm or WSMAN. I either heard this was coming from Dell or read about somewhere but can't seem to find the info anywhere. Does anyone know how to do this?...
View Articlepoweredge 2950 no power up
I have a few poweredge 2950 servers and they have bin siting for about 6 months now , so I went to power them up and noting happens no lights no nothing iv taken the power supplys out and switched them...
View ArticlePowerEdge T610 no video / iDRAC issue
Took T610 out of service for a planned hardware upgrade. Been managing it via iDRAC flawlessly for 3 years. Once on the bench there was no on-board video signal. I tried 2 different working monitors....
View ArticleRIAD 1 & install Server 2008 in Dell T320
How to Configure RAID1 and install Windows Server 2008 in Dell T320? I am new for server configuration so please help me.
View Articlemy server is DELL C2100
MRC Event: Memory sensor, MRC Warning(18.02): CLTT circuit check failed. Node 1, Channel D, DIMM 0.
View ArticleAdding standalone server to dell vrtx?
Hello Everyone, We just recently purchased the Dell Vrtx with two blade severs to virtualize a few physical servers we had in our environment. What I want to know is can I somehow connect a third...
View ArticlePowerEdge R510 Bios update FAIL
I have 2 PowerEdge R510 Servers that were previously a server from a Medical Company but have now been repurposed on my network for other functions. Both need BIOS updates. The problem is, they both...
View ArticleHD compatibility 13G 12G
Will 11G-12G hard drives work in 13G servers if we have the right caddies?Or is there a different firmware for 13G HDD's?
View ArticlePE T610 - No Video After BIOS Update
Had no problems. I did a BIOS upgrade and now I have No Video & No K/B. Server is working well.I do not have IDRAC configured. I'm going to do a BIOS jumper reset in the morning. Any other ideas?I...
View ArticleUpgrade PE2950 from 2003 32bit to 2008 32bit
I need to upgrade a PE2950 file server. It has PERC5 for internal drives and Perc6 for an external MD1000 RAID array.Can I just do an in-place upgrade? Will the upgrade keep/update the existing...
View ArticlePart Numbers - R510 - SAS 6/iR Cables
I have 3 R510's that have H700 RAID cards in them, and I'm swapping those out for the SAS 6/iR controllers (for the JBOD support). This requires different cables but I'm not sure of the model/part...
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