Service Tag Change for Dell Poweredge T310 after MB install
Is there a untility to change the Service Tag in the bios? we installed a new motherboard last week and now our software has to be activated. Thanks in advance
View ArticlePowerEdge 2900 unexpected shutdown
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2900 that has been running 24/7 for nearly 18 months that rebooted unexpectedly today. OMSA doesn't show any errors, except that the RAID controller firmware is out of date, but...
View ArticleR820 email alerts
Hi,I notice that on our R820's that email alerting is not switched on by default for all CRITICAL alerts.Seems to be a random selection as to which are enabled and those conditions which are not.Is...
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Power Supplies status showing ! in iDRAC6 Enterprise frontpage after iDRAC...
We need to update the firmware of the H700 mini RAID controller firmware in a R710. We encountered the issue discussed in en.community.dell.com/.../19475476We followed the steps above and updated both...
View ArticleRaid 5 not showing as an option in PERC 6/i interface
Hi. Our company just purchased an M1000e enclosure and 5 poweredge 610 blades which I do not seem to be able to enable RAID 5 on. I see RAID 0-1 in PERC 6/i. UEFI only sees RAID 0-1. OMSA only sees...
View ArticlePowerEdge R410 does not detect new hard drive
So, we have a PowerEdge R410 with 3x3Tb drives, set up in a RAID array, running CentOS 6.0. One of those dirves failed; I took it out and replaced it with a new, unformatted drive. But the server is...
View ArticleDifficulty Installing Windows 2012 SRVR R2 on VRTX 630 blade
I am trying to install Windows SRVR 2012 R2 on a new VRTX. The chasis currently is configued with 2 M630 blades. I configured the blade RAID using the Lifecycle controller. I use the Lifecycle...
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Error booting new R730xd
Anyone ever see this before? Pre-production still. Trying to boot into Lifecycle controller.
View ArticlePCI addresses not listed in dmidecode on R730xd
Hi,On R720 the dmidecode command (in Linux) shows PCIe slots and the corresponding PCI addresses.But on R730xd it lists the PCIe slots, but no PCI addresses.Any ideas why? Is this the same with all...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720. It turns itself off
We have PowerEdge R720. It turns itself off after 1-2 hours. Such as writing messages on the screen error code : PSU0003. When we open it again it repeats all. Re-starting, closing again. When I...
View ArticleNoise levels on T430 and T630?
Looking to upgrade a T310 to either a T430 or T630. Between the T430 and T630, which has the lowest noise level? Or are they about the same? I can only imagine something newer is going to be quieter at...
View ArticleQLogic NIC firmware 7.12.17 failing on M915 via LCC
Hi,I am trying to update the Broadcom/QLogic firmware on M915 Blade Servers from varying versions to the latest. As per the (lack of) installation notes, it does not provide an upgrade path, but will...
View ArticlePE-R630 New server showing the error is CPU 1 M23 VPP PG voltage is outside...
Hi ,I have install New PE-r630 server last month. that time server is show error CPU 1 M23 VPP PG voltage is outside of range for this issue I have also updated new Bios and as per error also reset...
View ArticleHow to update all device manager drivers in question mark?
Hi all,I have a Dell R730 and i need to image the old server Windows server and restore it into the R730. So once its completed, the device manager shows a lot of drivers in question mark. Is there any...
View Articlem1000e power issue
I have an M1000e chasis fully populated with 6 power supplies. Power supplies 4,5 and 6 report failed.I have replaced each with another power supply(i have 6 extras from another unit). all report the...
View ArticleT630 Rack to Tower conversion
I have purchased a rack to tower conversion kit from Dell (350-BBEG) but cannot find any documentation on how to install this. Any help would be appreciated.Thanks
View ArticlePowerEdge 610 no POST, no video, no boot. DRAC only
Hi, I have a T610 shows no video when powering up. I don't think it's even hitting POST. The server was working fine/without error, was virtualized several months ago and powered off. This is the first...
View ArticleR510 Possible Overheating issue
Hello All Engineers,There are a couple of R510 servers that seem to be overheating and really running hot. The Servers hardware statuses are all green and have a status of "OK" via the DRAC.I feel no...
View ArticleR610 Upgrade to X5675?
Hello, I'm looking to update the procs in my R610 (Generation 1) to X5675 (95W). Now i know I cannot do the 130W chips, but will this work ok for me, using the same heatsinks as my existing E5504?Thank...
View ArticlePE 1850 PV 745N USB emulation
Hi !I recently got a problem on my PE 1850 and PV 745n servers,The "USB Flash drive emulation type" appears blue with "Auto" value and it can't be changed,I've set USB on with BIOS support and tried to...
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