O/S Not booting after windows update?
I believe Windows Update has caused this issue...after a typical update and restart the O/S won't boot. See below screenshot...I don't believe it's cause of the BMC, I just think that's the last thing...
View ArticlePE R710 Memory Issue
Hello,I am trying to add 16GB (2x8) of memory to a PowerEdge R710; however, I cannot get the system to work with the modules I have. The machine is currently configured with 8GB DIMMs in A1 and B1 (w/...
View ArticleVGA Driver for T110 II running Windows Server 2012 R2
Hi .. just wondering if anyone is running Windows Server 2012 R2 on Dell T110 II server?I just completed installation and updated all the OS patches but noticed the graphic is distorted so when I...
View ArticlePoweredge T620 cannot find boot drive.....
Hi folks, I have this server that was shut down abruptly and now when it is powered up it does the “ preparing automatic repair....” loading files” routine. when it gets past that annoyance, it asks...
View ArticlePoweredge 2850 Error EB107 PROC INIT ERROR
Greetings All,Have a 2850 that's been restarting on its own the past 3 days, nothing in the dump files. Today the machine pops an error on the amber LCD screen - EB107 PROC INIT ERROR. It's a dual...
View ArticleR710 Stuck at: Testing Memory Please wait.
When the server turns on, it sits at "Testing Memory Please wait". I've taken out all of the ram and tried different sticks (thinking one may be bad). The other sticks that I've tested are 1GB...
View ArticleR710 - W1628 after increasing RAM from 48GB to 72GB ?
So I have an R710 with twin quad 2.8 proc, four 1TB SATA drives and twin "eco" PSU both powered. According to a KillaWat, a single PSU is pulling about 150w, when both are online, each is pulling about...
View ArticleDell R610 Collecting System Inventory
I have 2x Dell R610 servers. One proceeds quickly through POST while the other drops into "Collecting System Inventory" for about 10 mins before booting.Is there a way to disable the "collecting system...
View ArticleAdditional DVI Card not the default for R730 server
I recently bought a Dell R730 server. I needed a DVI output so Dell recommended "Dell Part number A3515673" VisionTek Radeon HD 4350. Installed the card and was able to boot using the integrated VGA...
View ArticleError when running Dell DSET tool
Hi all,We have a blade system with Dell M1000e chassis, M620 blades.They were installed Citrix XenServer 6.2 SP1.Today, I tried to run Dell DSET tool on these server (dell-dset-lx32-3.7.0.219.bin)...
View ArticleR820 drawing 65kW!!
So I have started seeing SEL entries for system board Consumption current is greater than the upper critical threshold and in looking at the power monitoring page in DRAC I see Max Peaks are listing...
View Articlemount server vertically
can we mount an r630 vertically? with the top facing the ceiling and the bottom facing the floor?
View ArticleMemory Riser Failure in Dell PowerEdge R910
Hi Team,server is giving E1234 Memory Riser power Failure #A this is third time before this we have replaced motherboard and server working fine. but after 1 or 2 days server went down with same error...
View ArticleR815 no POST after switching UEFI-BIOS boot mode
While attempting to troubleshoot an upgrade of AMD CPU's in an R815 server running Windows 2012 Server, I set the boot mode from UEFI to BIOS mode. (In retrospect, it looks like this is a neophyte...
View ArticlePoweredge T420 - GPU Install
Hello all,I am trying to understand how gpu installation work. Let me say that I have already managed to install a gpu card on my own server but I used a tricky way to give it the required power...
View ArticleOnly one of two Ethernet network adapter works on my Dell pe2950 II, running...
Only one of two Ethernet network adapter works on my Dell pe2950 II, running VMware esxi 6.0.How could I make the second adapter work?Summary:Server module: Dell PowerEdge 2950 II.OS: VMware esxi...
View ArticleM1000E Blade Chassis Issue
I have an M1000e that I have started having power issues with since recently replacing the UPS units it is connected to. The enclosure is fully populated with a mix of M610 and M710 blades, and 6 x...
View Article2.5 HDD adapter per PE T430
Hello,could someone give me the part number for HDD adapter from 2.5" to 3.5" about PowerEdge T430?I would like to add some 2.5 HDD in the 3.5 hot-swap bay but I'm unable to get the right hard-drive...
View Articler515 dont boot after bios update
Hello All,i have made an biosupdate on an R515 and somethiong wend wrong. The system does not reboot.After 30 Minutes i power off the system and now i get an black screen.only over the drac i can see,...
View ArticleMemory Upgrade - Dell R710 with 1GB Dimms
Hi,My server previously had 1GB Ram modules inA1 A4 A2 A5 A3 A6 B1 B4 B2 B5 B3 B6I am looking to fill all empty slots with 1GB modules however when i have done so it flags up a memory error...
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