Dell Poweredge 2950
I have a dell power edge 2950 and it has lost it's virtual drive. Also 0 drive is saying offline. How do I get 0 drive back online? Also if I create a new virutal drive will I lose my data on these...
View ArticleNew Power Edge T320 server
Please suggest steps I want to install 2008 server in the system 1. with life cycle controller its not giving os Deployment currupted 2. when I install with other os or any other ways I get blue...
View ArticleT310 - video signal not being sent to working monitor
Hi,I have a T310 server and when I boot it up there is no video signal being sent to the monitor. So far, I have replaced the cable and monitor (tested to make sure they both worked on another box,...
View ArticlePCI 32 Bit Slots or PCI-X Slots
Dear All,Actually i have 3 PCI 32 Bit boards and want to buy a server with at least 3 PCI-X full length & full height to plug them at the same time.Please is there a new generation server that...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2850 Circa 2005 Stuck on Boot Screen of Press CTRL-M to run...
Came in today to find my server was sitting at a screen that says Press CTRL-M ti run configuration utility. I have pulled the riser card out and re-installed it. Pulled out each Hard Drive and...
View ArticleDell FS12-NV7 information?
Hello,There is a seller on eBay unloading a bunch of servers listed as "Dell FS12-NV7" models. They have a hardware list of: 2x 6-core AMD processors, 32GB of RAM, 12 HDD trays (no drives included),...
View Articlesystem crash - PROC_1 Status processor sensor IERR
Last night we had one of our critical control systems crash and power off. The only indication of the problem is in the ESM logs. When the system was powered on the error condition on the panel when...
View ArticleChange smtp "From" address (R815)
Hi,Is it possible to change the "From" address of the DRAC?We cannot get a particular address to send alerts via smtp unless it has a certain suffix for smtp.Or is there another way to get the DRAC...
View ArticleR610 RAM Upgrade
We would like to upgrade our server's memory but we are confused about the supported configurations.Currently we have 24 GB in 6 slots (4 GB each in A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3 slots). These memory modules...
View ArticleiDrac Error Message - System Board.Log full was asserted
System Board Sel: Event Log Sensor for System Board.Log full was asserted. I got this message on the front of my Dell T610 server. What is the problem and how do I reset the log?Thanks
View ArticlePower Vault - nf500 error message
The Power Vault NF 500 would not boot so we ran a diagnostic and got the following: error code 2900:0221 msg: IPMI<system boot> system internal expansion board: cable /interconnect sensor...
View ArticlePowerEdge R620, iDRAC7 virtual console will not pass keys to server
I have a non-working keyboard issue like in this thread:http://en.community.dell.com/support-forums/servers/f/177/t/19392187.aspxInstalled OS is the latest VMware ESXi.The virtual console correctly...
View ArticleHelp with locating NIC drivers for a 2950
I installed Windows XP SP3 in my dell 2950 server earlier this year and I need to get the system on my small office network to move large video files. Since XP was not an original OS option there are...
View ArticleDVD Drive in PowerEdge 850 - is it possible?
I have a number of PowerEdge 850's that I have acquired used. All but one has a laptop-style CD reader installed above SATA drive 0.The last one I acquired has a DVD drive - but will only read CDs,...
View ArticleOptions to update a Poweredge R710 server with latest firmware when ESXi 5.0...
Hello,What are my options to update the Poweredge R710 server when ESXi 5.0 is installed?Unfortunately is the Lifecylce Controller broken, it is in a loop and restart the server all the time until I...
View ArticleGPUS and iDRAC working together (Poweredge T620 or R720)
Hello to everybody from Spain and thank you for your help,we have 12 PE servers all around Spain in several places, we attack them via iDRAC Enterprise,know we would like to renew them ( some of them...
View ArticlePower management firmware unresponsive - Pe M620
Hi there,We are having a weird problem with a couple of our new M620 ESX hosts. For some reason, they become totally unresponsive, cannot access them through the DRAC console, and IDRAC gui.The only...
View ArticleAdding Dell memory to R610 - what happens to the 3yr Prosupport warranty?
Hiya,We have extended a 3yr pro support warranty on a Dell R610.If we upgrade with new memory from Dell, will it be also covered under the extended pro support?
View Articlefactory disk configuration explained
What is the 39 MB system OEM reserved and the 2GB OS partition that ships with all new DELL PE servers.Can you explain?Can they be deleted. Should they be deleted?
View ArticleAdding 16GB RAM Modules to PowerEdge r610
Has anyone got this to work? I am looking to get 96GB installed into an r610 with 6x16GB DIMMS. If so, what slots/memory settings are required for successful install.ThanksColin
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