Dell Poweredge R510 Memory Upgrade
Hello we have a R510 with following configIntel Xeon E5620 2.4Ghz, 12M Cache,Turbo, HT, 1066MHz Max MemIntel Xeon E5620 2.4Ghz, 12M Cache,Turbo, HT, 1066MHz Max Mem24GB Memory (6x4GB), 1333MHz Dual...
View ArticleDell System Hardware & Software Updates for May 4 - May 8, 2015
Popular DownloadsDSET - Dell Server E-Support Tool for Dell ServersDell Support Live Image 2.2OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA)OpenManage Essentials (OME) 2.0.1ServersAMD video driver v14.301.1010...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge r720 Connection Issue
Hi,We have using r720 in our school and it has connected to every computer and smart board in here. Last day electricity has some problem and come and go few times now i can't ping or connect from...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 upgrade RAM 24GB to 40GB
Hi,Our PowerEdge R710 has 2 E5620 processors and 24GB RAM (6x 4GB Dual Rank DDR3 Synchronous Registered 1333MHz). Memory is set to Optimizer mode and is using the following memory...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 compatibility with SSDs
I have a number of Dell PowerEdge R710s that were looking to upgrade to use solid state drives. Swapping out the HDDs (which were originally 1-TB Western Digital WD1003FBYX-1) for the SSDs (Intel 600GB...
View ArticleR610 won't apply two updates
I have an R610 that installed a bunch of the updates via OME but it has tow that won't install. One is the iDrac (1.97 -> 1.98) and one is the Lifecycle Controller (1.3.0.350 -> 1.6.5.12).I...
View ArticleR410 + PERC6/I + expander
Hello.I have one Dell R410 server with PERC 6/IR RAID card. I bought PERC 6/I card but looks like I need correct expander for it. On PERC 6/I I have 4 x SAS ports, but in R410 server I have backplane...
View ArticleDoes my server support 8GB DIMMS ?
PowerEdge R610Currently populated with all 4GB DIMMS. (total 48GB RAM)Can i replace them all with 8GB DIMMS? Can i mix the two sizes?How do I find out this information.Thanks,
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R710 Memory upgrade from 16GB (4x4GB) to 72GB with 64GB...
Hello all,My Dell PowerEdge R710 is having 16GB (4x4GB) now and would like to add 64GB (8x8GB) more, so it will be 72GB total. Please help me to add the memory to the right slot. Can I do the following...
View ArticleRAID controllers
Does anyone have a good link that explains the differences of Dell RAID Controllers and accessories? Example. Does the same controller work in the Dell 2950 as R710? How are the cables different?...
View ArticleR630 - NIC not working for trunked VLAN (only native VLAN)
I have some R630 servers that are up and running; I was able to kickstart it using the native VLAN on the server. It boots up and I can login via the iDRAC console. If the server is on the same...
View ArticleR620 updating BIOS (2.1.3 to 2.5.2) via Bootable ISO (DRM) hanged!
Step 12/85 for about an hour, stuck, no response... what are my options? How can I cancel the update? Should I reboot the server?
View Article[Poweredge 2800] graphic card
Hi guys,I want to but bit better graphic card for my server. Is it possible to buy and install it on this server? If so what slot has to has the grapics card, and maybe you can advice what card could...
View ArticlePowerEdge 6600 require us to hit any key during POST boot
We have a poweredge server 6600 which requires us to hit any key when it sensed hardware failure during POST boot.Since server is in data center, no one will be able to hit the key aside when accessing...
View ArticleR710 and SATA 3
Does the standard R710 motherboard and backplane support SATA 3?Thank you,
View ArticlePower supply compatibility with X5600 CPUs
R710 – 2 x X5670R710 – 2 x X5680 Do they only work with 2 x 750Watt PSU?
View ArticlePoweredge R620 -- recognizing "default" network interface (iDRAC vs NICs)
Hi all,I'm a new-to-the-industry network technician assigned to an R620 server in a test environment. I am working on a PlanetLab project, and I'm trying to figure out how to bring this server online....
View ArticleR420 RAM upgrade
Looking to possibly upgrade the RAM on an R420: dual processor (2 x Intel Xeon E5-2430 2.2GHz), Server 2012 64bit. It currently has 16GB RAM (4 x 4GB @ 1333 MHz); system info reports 12 total slots....
View ArticlePE2950 PERC 5i Firmware Update Server 2012R2
Hi All,I've been trying to update the PERC 5i firmware to 5.2.2-0072_A09 on a resurrected PE2950 running Server 2012R2 but it just won't happen...If I try and run the update from the downloaded file it...
View ArticleT310 - bmcfwuw.exe has stopped working
Hi FolksI am hoping someone can assist with this one. My T310 fans are very loud noticed that others mentioned that firmware updates and bios resolve this. I have updates Bios and other firmware using...
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