PowerEdge 2800 NIC
I have literally installed all of the NIC Components and none of them recognize the original NIC which is installed ... How do I get the drivers for the original NIC if they are not in the set of...
View ArticlePowerEdge R900 Internal Power Connections
I'm installing a PCI USB 3.0 card in our R900 server. This card requires a SATA power connector. I'm unable to locate any internal power connections, SATA or Molex. I also can't find anything in the...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1950 e2022 Post Fail
I am having trouble with my PowerEdge 1950.The miniature front panel status display says i"Post Fail e2022". On the actual monitor, no matter what Setup screen I attempt to enter, it always results in...
View ArticleFactory Restore PowerEdge T320
Good day,I have done this in the past, but for the life of me, I can't remember how...What is the procedure to perform a factory restore on a Dell T320? I have tried <ctrl>F11 and F8 (Repair,...
View ArticlePowerEdge R210 II overheating
I have an issue. When usage processor is about 100%, core temperature grows up to 90 oC. At the same time speed fan is too slow (about 5000 rpm). What shall I do to reduce the core temperature?
View ArticlePER510 BIOS/FW UPDATE FAILS
Four PER510 servers running ESXi 5.0, all stuck at BIOS version 1.4.0, with equally outdated firmware. Tried every conceivable update method: flash drive, CD/DVD SUU,.OMSA, OME, via UEFI and iDRAC. All...
View ArticleIDRAC 7 versions and IPMI interface differences: reported Web UI version does...
Hi, I am part of a group providing service processor management solutions to our data center customers. We are seeing that some FW versions of the iDRAC 7 support ipmitool commands without a cipher...
View ArticleUnable to ping BMC, iDRAC on R410.
Hi, I have 2 Poweredge R410's on a remote site, one with only BMC and the other with iDRAC6 Express. After configuring the IP address etc on the both of them, I am unable to ping either of the IP's.I...
View ArticlePoweredge T110 II - needs some questions answered
I am looking to get this server with Windows Server 2012 (Foundation or Standard edition), cabled for 4 drives, no RAID controllers.1) Someone posted a week ago on this forum that this model is almost...
View ArticleReuse Ironport C100 hardware?
i have an old Ironport C100 that Cisco EOL'ed as soon as they bought Ironport. is there any way to rewrite the BIOS or O/S, so the hardware can be reused? it currently hangs at bios loading A02 right...
View ArticleWhat kind of graphics card can I put in Poweredge T110 II?
Server has following slots:4 PCIe G2 slots:Two x8 slots (one with x16 connectors)One x4 slot (with x8 connector)One x1 slotGraphics card needs to support Windows server 2012 (are Windows 8 drivers...
View ArticleiDRAC6 FW revisions...
Hi again,Monday I asked about iDRAC7 versions. Today, its iDRAC 6. We have customers with iDRAC versions 3.0 and 3.42. The only versions on the web site are 3.50, 3.35, and 3.33.When we see this...
View ArticleDell PE R820 Memory
I have a question about the memory config in a Dell PowerEdge R820. I have one that has 4 CPU's. I have 32 sticks of RAM for it so there will be 16 free. Should I put an equal amount of RAM in the...
View ArticleDELL PE 860 the same IRQ on 2 NICs
Hi,We have PE860 with 3 NICs onboard:2 integrated broadcom (5721J), and one intel.The problem is, that both broadcom NICs uses different IRQ, but intel uses the same IRQ with one of integrated NIC.We...
View Articlepoweredge 1950 mix riser cards?
Is it possible to have mixed pxci x and pcie riser cards in the poweredge 1950?
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Poweredge 2900 has a blinking orange light on the back
I have a light on the back that is blinking...Not sure what it is. I am unable to install any admin tools on it as it has been reinstalled with ESX.any help is greatly appreciated
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 2600 CD Drive Failure(?)
I recently booted up my PowerEdge 2600 and noticed that my cd drive was flashing. What does this mean? (I have no signal whatsoever in Ubuntu.)If it is broke, how would I go about replacing it? I'm...
View ArticlePoweredge 1900 reboot cycle
My Poweredge 1900 has recently started going into a reboot cycle. The cycle is usually like 3 seconds on, power loss, 3 seconds off, back on.It sometimes starts to loop when I power it on. Other times...
View ArticleWake-On-LAN R210
HiI am using a PE R210 and am having trouble finding the Wake-On-LAN setting in the BIOS. The BIOS version is 2.2.3.Can someone help me with this, please.Thanks!Mark
View ArticleDELL PowerEdge T310 4 x 8GB 1333mhz Memory not usable
Hi there,I own a T310 with Xeon E3450, with 4 x 4GB 1333mhz RDIMMi bought 4 x 8GB 1333mhz RDIMM and the system doesn-t start, it says that the memory installed is not usable, check DIMM...
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