Convert T410 to rackmount
Besides putting it on a shelf, what are my options for converting a T410 to rackmount? Â Is there a conversion kit? Â Can I move the components to an R410/510/610/710 chassis? Â Any suggestions are...
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Dell R710 Intel network card installation
Hi all,I have a problem with Dell R710. Originally it came with Broadcom network cards, but we have to add Intel. We've replaced it with Intel I350T2BLK, but I can't use it - no traffic. In the...
View ArticleDell PE R620 and R720 expansion USB
Hi guysi have one question, default R620 & R720 back end just one two USB Port,i want expansion to four USB Port, can i use internal USB Port to expansion?or just one add PCIe USB Card?
View ArticleConfigure Active Directory Authentication on a PowerEdge M1000e CMC Version 4.20
Hello,I need to configure the Active Directory Authentication but unsuccessfully... I am using a PowerEdge M1000e CMC Version 4.20. My domain controllers are Windows 2003.What I've done is, on...
View ArticleBoot sequence
Dear all,       i have a DELL machine power edge 840. in the boot sequence it shows the IDE disk drive and when i select that it is done there but while booting it does not boot from the CD,...
View ArticlePoweredge 1950 Power Supply Question
I have some older Poweredge 1950s that run with a single power supply unit installed.After many years of operation, the servers may not power up. I look at the LEDs on the power supply unit and they...
View ArticleCache battery 0 in controller 0 needs attention: Failed (Critical)
Nagios indicated that there is a critical error on our Dell 2950.  We are running centos 5.8, Is this something that we need to be concerned about?Controller PERC 6/i Integrated (Slot Embedded)ID :...
View ArticleFew more questions about the c6100
With the looming anticipation of the server arriving, I am looking into several secondary factors. 1:  I read that the approximate dB of this server sits around 70 dB,  Any suggestions as to dampening...
View ArticleWireless Card
Hello everybody,I had a spare wireless card - TL-WDN3800 (from TP-Link with a Atheros chip) kicking around so I popped it into my server (T320 12G).The problem is that Lifecycle does not see the card...
View ArticlePowerEdge T605 rebuild memory issue
rebuilding our t605, installing Windows server 2012, upgrading from 8GB of ram to 16GB. Â Server would not boot, added back the original 8Gb, server boots, but BIOS only recognizes 8Gb, OS shows 24Gb...
View ArticlePowerEdge R410 replacement motherboard contains malware?!
I just got a telephone call from a service scheduler informing me that the replacement R410 motherboard I received several weeks ago contains spyware in its embedded systems management firmware, and...
View ArticlePowerEdge T110 II boots to WinPE
Hello, server novice here.I have a Dell PowerEdge T110 II server running Windows Small Business Server 2011 Essentials. Today I created a new user, and installed a few Windows Updates. Once the updates...
View ArticleDell KVM Poweredge 2162DS - No Power status from SIPS?
Hello,I just got this brand new from Dell a few weeks ago, set it up and mgrated some of my systems over.Within a week of actually using it I'm getting No Power status from the SIPS.It didn't matter...
View ArticleT620 build question
Hello everyone,I'm on the verge of ordering a T620 server and got some question on the build options, would appreciate some feedback/guidance :-)1) I want a tower config with the option of going to...
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R620 - Cannot set System Host Name - there is no way to input this?!
We got some R620s in, and are having some BIOS/iDRAC issues - specifically no defined host name... it seems it cannot be set anywhere... I can set the iDRAC name, but the system name is different and...
View ArticlePower Edge R720xd - PCIe Degraded Link Width Error
Hi,We are having a brand new Dell Power Edge R720xd server in site.During the boot up it gives an error saying "PCIe Degraded Link Width Error:Integrated RAID, Expected Link width is x8 ,Actual link...
View ArticleiDRAC 6 Enterprise keyboard input with IE10 on Server 2012 not working
I'm using iDRAC Enterprise 6 on Server 2012.When I connect to the virtual console using IE10 on Server 2012, no keyboard input is passed.I can send macros and mount virtual media, just no keyboard...
View ArticleAmber system status indicator blinking - PowerEdge 850
Hi!We have got a Dell PowerEdge 850 running FreeBSD 9 OS. We found that the Amber system status indicator is blinking.We checked the user manual which says press the System Indication Button on such...
View ArticlePoweredge 2900 Series III CPU Upgrade
What is the list of CPU's that a Poweredge 2900 can be upgraded with? How many?
View ArticleSystem Updates - Week of November 13th 2013
System Updates - Week of November 6th 2013Firmware version U5E0 for HGST HUC101212CSS600 (Urgent)...
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