Recommended CPU Speeds & Optimal Configuration
I have two 2950s. One I believe is 2nd generation cuz it has a little Roman Numeral "II" on the front, and the other I believe is a 1st generation for it does not have any number at all. They have...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 fans - High RPM / Odd behavior
Hello,I've recently upgraded the hardware of my PowerEdge R710. I've added a second processor and 6x4Gb RAM. After that my fans are going up to 8040 and 10440 RPM. There are five available sockets on...
View ArticleSystem Halted! PCIe Degraded Link Width Error
Hi,I'm getting above error with Dell PowerEdge M600 Blade. Kindly help out to fix the issue.Regards,Asim
View ArticleFaster External Drive connection for Poweredge T320
I have a new T320 with the Perc H710 configured for 8 3.5" hot swap hard drives.The machine is running Windows Server 2012 Essentials.I want to use an external hard drive for some server backups. The...
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MUMC - Reported communication error
My Setup:Dell UPS Rack 5600W HV - 230V + EBM + NMC + Probe (UPS Firmware Revision : 01.04.0001; Network Management Card Firmware revision : 01.16.0001)VMware Essentials Plus (3 hosts)VMware ESXi...
View ArticleStrike F1 to continue DELL R420
Hi,I received 2 new servers dell R420 and one of them have a problem at boot with a message "Strike F1 to continue or F2 for entering setup", i hope its a problem with BIOS configuration but i didn't...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 R2
Does the Dell PowerEdge T320 have the drivers to upgrade from Windows Server 2012 to Windows Server 2012 R2? I need to upgrade this remotely and I want to be sure that the upgrade can go smoothly.
View ArticleIs it possible to add disks to RAID10 using OSMA
My current configuration is: Dell PowerEdge R510 with PERC H700 RAID controller. I have 2 x 300Gb 15k disks and 6 x 600Gb 15k disks.The 2 x 300Gb disks are on RAID1 for the OSThe 6 x 600Gb disks are on...
View ArticleProblem updating iDRAC and LC on Poweredge R710
Hi,I'm currently facing problems updating one of our Poweredge R710 (all others worked like a charm). Using OME I was able to install nearly all updates, but iDRAC (Firmware 1.10 --> 1.95) and...
View ArticleT110 MAX Memory
I was doing a search and trying to figure out the maximum memory that a Dell T110 could take.The very old/outdated manual says "16GB", but this was probably based on the fact that only 4GB UDIMMs were...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1950 Windows 2008R2 OpenManage 7.3 reports Perc 6/i reports Latest...
I'm currently running: 6.3.1-0003 and I downloaded this SAS-RAID_Firmware_3P52K_WN32_6.3.3-0002_X00.EXE found here: http://www.dell.com/support/drivers/us/en/19/driverdetails?driverid=3P52K#However it...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1950 OpenManage and Firmware Updates
Have 10 PE 1950's with OM Version 7.3.2. All of them are reporting that the firmware for PERC 6/i Integrated is out of date. Currently running version 6.3.1-0003 and OM says I should install...
View ArticleT300 AHCI Hot-Swap Possible?
I have a T300 with a PERC6/i Raid Controller. There are 3 SATA drives attached in a RAID-5 array.None of the other SATA ports is currently in use.I'd like to install a hot-swap HD Cage so I can do...
View ArticlePE 2850 stuck at mptbios 5.06.06, not booting
Hello everyoneI came to work this morning and found our SQL server dead. On the screen it's stuck at the mptbios and it won't spin the devices. There's no raid setup on it, they're pure SCSI from the...
View ArticleDell Power Edge 2950: PCI to USB 3.0 Card
Has anyone installed a PCI to USB 3.0 add on card onto the server running windows 2008 R2? I see that there are just a few available on the market, but I am curious if there are any issues with...
View ArticlePowerEdge M605 - iDRAC version, manual, browser support
I have come upon a project with some new (to me) M605s. Which generation of iDRAC is used in this system? I don't think it is iDRAC7 or iDRAC6. The firmware rev is 1.65, which appears to be the latest....
View ArticleService Tag Change for Dell R510
I am looking for a Dell Service Tag utility for a dell R510 server. Need to enter new tag after motherboard change
View ArticlePowerEdge T620 Intel Gigabit 2P I350 NIC just stops working - Ideas?
Several times in the past 4 days, one NIC I am using (of the two) on the Windows 2012 machine has just stopped working. The NIC indicator lights are off. I've tried unplugging/replugging the Cat-6...
View ArticleProblem with SATA HDD PowerEdge R310
Have problem with creating RAID array with SATA HDD, if create RAID 1 server not synchronized two SATA HDD. I Use reduction SATA to SAS.
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...
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