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How should I go about lubricating these fans?
Hi there! Newbie here.I have a Dell Poweredge SC1425 1U Rack mount server.I use it in my home and it sits in my office on a desk - That's because I only have 1 server, so a rack would be near...
View ArticlePE 1800 & Sata Drives
Hi and thanks for reading this. I recently purchased a used PE 1800 Server for an excellent price. It is coming with 2x 36GB 15K + 3x 146GB 10K 3.5" SCSI drives.Since I have never worked on an actual...
View ArticlePR R620 Cannot Update Firmware with Life Cycle Controller
I have 3 PE R620 that I am trying to update the firmware on. Getting an error- "Unable to install the Update Packages. (SUP0531)" I tried updating the lifecycle controller to the latest build which...
View ArticleR300 "Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility" message
I have an R300 with a recently changed Motherboard. I updated the Firmware after the replacement. However, every time the server boots, it stops after the DRAC setup prompt with the above message.The...
View ArticleDELL CS24 drive cage/backplane
Hi,I have a pair of CS24 servers for a home lab. I would like to convert one from 4x3.5 to 10x2.5 drives. Does anyone have a source for the drive cage and backplane? Will this work - I assume it...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1850 wont POST =(
Hi AllI recently purchased a Dell PowerEdge 1850 off ebay to play around with for my University course...It was booting and 'screaming' the fans fine at first but after I replaced the original single...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge T620 performs power characterization at each boot
Hello everybody,We purchased a Dell PowerEdge T620 and a Dell UPS Tower 1920W HV. The server is connected to the UPS by USB cable and is shut down by the UPS every evening. The UPS is scheduled to...
View ArticleDell T620 cannot be suspended by UPS
Hello everybody,We purchased a Dell PowerEdge T620 and a Dell UPS Tower 1920W HV. The server is connected to the UPS by USB cable and shut down by the UPS every evening. That works fine so far. But...
View Articletrouble initializing blades on m1000e
BackgroundI am in a server testing facility. I have a M1000e that has been operating just fine for the last year or so. I routinely put new (new to me anyway because I could actually get them from...
View ArticleDell PE1950 Perc battery stuck in Learning state
Recently replaced the PERC battery in our Poweredge 1950. I manually started the learning state where it has been sitting for about a week. The properties say:Name Battery0State LearningLearn State...
View ArticleHow many arrays does the Perc 6i on a Dell T610 running ESXi 5.0 support and...
Running 1 ESXi 5.0 U2 host with 3 vms. (2 Server 2008 R2 and 1 Server 2003 R2) with 32 GB RAM.Our business is looking on purchasing a new software that will requiere an additional 3 virtual servers.My...
View ArticleDell 2950 FlexRAID
Hello everyone,Had a chance to purchase a 2950. I would like the ability to use FlexRAID and have a few questions regarding the modifications needed to allow this. As I understand, I will not be able...
View ArticleMounting a Dell R310 in a RACK of 60x60x60 cm
Hi all!Is possible with this rail kit : 770-10940 to mount an R310 in a 60x060x60 Rack ?someone knows what is hte minimal lenght of the rail?thanks
View ArticleInterpreting Diagnostic Messages
I have a PowerEdge 1900 that has now developed a hardware problem. It is, of course, out of warranty...It crashed without warning, and when I got to it there was an orange light flashing on the back...
View ArticleProblems with upgrading to Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8
Has anybody had issues with upgrading to the latest Broadcom NIC firmware v7.4.8.I have a Dell M620 blade server which has the Broadcom BCM57810 LOMs. The current firmware is 7.2.20. Apparently the...
View ArticleDELL POWEREDGE C6100
Hi i ve bought a dell c6100 server with the 4 nodes .i have been able to install on the 4 nodes ESXi and it runs well on a USB key s ... but now i installed 4 SAS 15k drives and they don t seem to be...
View ArticleC6100 Stuck in Maintenance mode - No video on console - Suspected bad BIOS...
Hi,I have a C6100 which has been returned from a client who wanted the firmware updated. They tried themselves and failed.3 nodes have updated fine but the 4th is presenting issues.Syntoms;There is no...
View ArticleUPS
My UPS keeps beeping and it gives me a message error #191 - battery test failed - what can I do to fix?
View ArticlePowerEdge R720 supports PCI-X raiser cards?
Hi,I would like to know if the Dell R720 server supports PCI-X expansion raiser cads?Many thanks!
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