Add on Video Card in PowerEdge R200
Hi, I'm wondering if it is possible to use an add on video card in a PowerEdge R200 Server.I just installed Windows Server 2008 on one of them, but the resolution is absolutely terrible.I'm using the...
View ArticlePC2-3200R in PE1950 possible?
Hi all,I found some gigs of PC2-3200R DDR2 ECC REG Ram. But I've in mind, I can only use 4200 or 5300.Is that right? Or can I put my 3200 in (with a Little loss of performance)?If not, which ram can I...
View ArticleDell PE6850 (PS2142-1D) Power supply information please
Hi Folks,Not the usual server question, I am starting a project that needs lots of 12 V DC power, and the best solution I have found is some redundant Poweredge 6850 Power supplies, they were a good...
View ArticleT110 II DRAC Access
Hi,I have a new T110 II Server that I have just installed for a client. I configured the DRAC whilst the server was booting with an ip address, subnet and gateway. It has a single NIC port - which I...
View ArticleChange backplane on PE2950 from SATA to SAS
I want to convert a Gen 3 PE2950 that currently takes 6 3.5" SATA drives to accept 3.5" SAS SCSI drives. I'm assuming I would need a new backplane but not sure exactly what parts need to be swapped out.
View ArticleChange IP-Address on iDRAC7
Hello Community,I want tochange the defaultaddress.The new configurationwillbe:IP192.168.4.60MASK:255.255.255.0GW:192.168.4.254Unfortunately I can notuse this address.Supposedlyitis not...
View Articlecan't boot 2900 after bios update
we updated the bios to the latest version for this 2900 and now it won't get past the page where is shows processor and memory. it gets past the dell logo screen but then won't move past the next...
View ArticleI have had a XPS 15 L501x with a JBL sound systems? I have issues with crackling
There were a bunch of posts, but the the solution only half did the work. I have had this laptop for a year now and this problem came in when i partitioned my hard drive. Is there a possibility that...
View Articlerecommendation for USB 3 PCIe card for PowerEdge T320 Server?
Can anyone recommend a USB 3 PCIe card I can use in a T320 Server for backups to external USB 3.0 HD? I'm surprised that Dell servers still aren't built with this technology and I'm guessing there are...
View Articlebroadcom net extreem driver download
hi folks.........i have Dell R815 Server (generation 11)i already updated all the firmware and driver of my server through LIfe Cycle Controller.....but i need to know or have the NIC Driver to copy or...
View ArticleT610 mixing 16GB RDIMMS and 4GB RDIMMS ?
Have a T610, both CPU sockets filled, originally supplied with 8 RDIMMS each of 4GB size (i.e. originally 32GB total). I now want to add 4 RDIMMS each of 16GB.If I remove all 8 4GB RDIMMS and insert...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 1430SC CPU upgrade Question
Hi,I have a Dell PowerEdge 1430SC with (2) Quad-Xeons E5310 (@ 1.6GHz) and I would like to upgrade the CPUs.I also have 4GB+4GB+512MB+512MB = 9GB memory on it, can it be upgarded to 16GB total...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720 boot time excessive
The faster the machines get, the slower they boot!!! Why can't Dell make servers boot to Linux in 10-20 seconds? My Raspberry Pi boots faster. It would cost zero dollars, would delight your...
View ArticlePE 1950 does not boot from either cd or usb
I have a PE 1950 with BIOS Version 2.6.6. When i try to boot Clonezilla from a bootable cd(it is working on another pc) via boot menu the cd drives led flashes shortly and you can feel the drive to...
View ArticleiDRAC remote console issues on Linux Work Stations
I am accessing an M620's iDRAC on an Ubuntu 13.04 Work station. My problem is that when I load the console the window is very small and scales down the terminal screen. I can only drag the window frame...
View ArticleConfirm a server (T410) has Raid protection
Had a Tech. go take the face plates off a couple T410's we support and he can not visually determine if they have three drives so we know they have RAID protection. So is Dells server maint. software...
View ArticleChange Matrox G200ew resolution settings via RDP
I have a Dell server that is running Windows Server 2003 that is not physically located near me. I can access the computer via RDP without any issue. However, I can not access the server via my IP...
View ArticlePowerEdge R910 - RHEL 6.4 - Clocksource problem
Dear All,I am running RHEL 6.4 in a PowerEdge R910. When I do:# dmesg | grep -i clockI am getting a lot of messages with this text:"Clocksource tsc unstable (delta = 580433372 ns). Enable clocksource...
View ArticleDell 2850 Server capable of installing windows 2008R2 (64-bit)
We are trying to recommission a Dell 2850 to run on 64-bit 2008 R2. It currently has 2003 32-bit. Everytime, I try to boot off the 2008R2 DVd to install the 64-bit OS, it keeps saying that it does...
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VRTX & PowerEdge M520 storage not working
We are trying to deploy VMware ESXi on the new DELL VRTX shared infrastructure platform and are running into some problems with the shared storage setup. No matter what I try I cannot get the blade...
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