R410 Memory Configuration Help
I am in the process of upgrading the RAM in our dual-processor R410 and would like to verify the configuration before buying the memory. If I am reading the documentation correctly, I believe the...
View ArticleDell Power Edge T110 II And Crucial Memory Upgrade
I'm after purchasing a RAM upgrade from Crucial for my server. My server's DELL Power Edge T110 II (I ordered it 2 months ago) and here's the exact RAM spec (purchased using the main page wizard on...
View ArticlePoweredge R620 Mixed capacity RAM inquiry
Hello,We have a R620 with Dual (Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2665 0 @ 2.40GHz)at the moment they have 12x 16GB DIMMs wondering if we can add further 12x32GB DIMMS to this serverso the configuration will...
View ArticleDELL PowerEdge T110 Cannot boot from DVD
I've created a bootable DVD using Win Server 2012 ISO, I changed boot sequence in BIOS but getting "led on this computer." after which nothing happens. Any help will be highly appreciated.Thanks.
View Articlesound / audio for T320
The T320 we just received doesn't seem to have any sound options. Can anyone recommend a cheap audio option for the server to hear alarms and notifications (presumably USB).Thanks for any...
View ArticleDell PE2950 - Can I add second CPU?
Is it possible to add another processor to a Dell PowerEdge 2950 server? The server was built in February of 2005 and came with a single Intel Xeon E5405 CPU. I will be installing ESXi 5.1 on the...
View ArticleM600 blade NIC issue (after BIOS update)
Hello,After a BIOS update we have a M600 that displays the error"Failed to perform dissociation handshake for TOE initializationTOE capability is disabled for NIC 1"For ESX 5.0 NIC 0 doesn't show up...
View ArticleHelp: CPU upgrade error: This cpu power rating is not supported!!!
I have the R710 server that bought on January 2010. The original CPUs were L5520. Anyway, I just bought 2 new cpus X5680 to upgrade to the server. At first, they can not boot up because the old...
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PowerEdge 2950 Quad Core; strike F1 to Reboot error
Hi,We are using 5 x PE 2950 servers with different hardware configurations.This is kind of new error and need help to sort.We were working remotely and the server was fine till midnight. Then in the...
View ArticleVirtual Media caching issue
When trying to add an .iso to virtual media, it takes about 20 minutes per 1MB to upload the 303MB .iso file. At this rate it will take about 4 days to finish mapping the data assuming there are no...
View ArticleT620 MISSING DRIVERS
Hi I just installed a new OS on a new T620 server but it looks like device manager is looking for several drivers. tpm base device or something is showing up multiple times with a yellow exclamation...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1950 problems
Hello, I am new to this forum. I recently got my first dell poweredge 1950 to start learning servers with. I bought it second hand and once I finally got it booting I get an error about a battery being...
View ArticleBMC communications Failure on PowerEdge 2950
Good afternoon guysI am having a Baseboard Management Controller communications error with my PE2950 and the fans are running at 100%I have tried (as suggested in previous posts) reseating all...
View ArticleFirmware update on R710
Hi,I need to perform full firmware updates on my R710 system with ESXi installed.I tried to create a bootable iso from the repository manager, after seeing a lots of dots in the screen, the server...
View ArticleFW update through update_firmware
I am trying to prepare FW update on Red Hat server through update_firmware command. But it is not able to recognize my BIOS vision, although I can see it using dmidecode. The output from...
View ArticleNo video at all on PE 2600??
Hello,Before I begin, I'd just like to say that I have very little knowledge of servers so baby steps please :)A couple of weeks ago work were having a clearout and I acquired an old PE 2600 with the...
View ArticleProcessor question for a PE 2900
Hello,I own a Dell Power Edge 2900. I love it, its a great server. I am looking to upgrade the processors. Currently I have two 2.0 GHz core 2 duos installed. I am wondering if there is a approved...
View ArticleDell UPS Tower 1920W HV shuts down without shutting down the server
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 runs the Dell UPS Management Software. We don't run the newer ULMN...
View ArticleUpgrade Memory on R710 (channel question)
I have a R710 server that I need to add more memory to. It has 72 GB of memory now (6x8GB and 6x4GB) with 2 CPU sockets. I read that it has 3 channels per CPU so I believe each channel has one 8GB...
View ArticleDell PE 1950 Additional Power for USB 3.0 PCIe
I have USB 3.0 card that is currently living in my PE2950, which I am selling before a X-country move for graduate school. I would like to move the card to my PE1950. My problem is finding a way to...
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