Performance degraded I/O on RAIDS
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...
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My PE 800 logged a system event - PCIE Fatal Err (Bus 1, Device 0, Function 0)What is this error and how to fix?
View ArticleCan I install H200 modular (X905N) RAID controller into M600 blades ?
Hello,I'm wondering if I can install H200 modular (X905N) RAID controller into M600 blades ?I want to add SSD (using SATA 3) to them and using the SAS 6i/r SATA2 ports is awkward...I'm using CENTOS.Any...
View ArticleR720XD - Constantly flashing lights on all disks
Hi,One of our R720XD's has constantly flashing lights on all disks. i.e. Bothlights on every disk are constantly flashing in unison. All 23 disks are doing the same thing.It is running Server 2012 and...
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 ArticleDell power edge r210 2
Hi Every One!I have a new dell power edge r210 Server to install Windows Server 2008, when the system starts the crtl-c is unavailable. my question is how to enable ctrl-c? please help!
View ArticleGraphics Poweredge T310
Has anyone successfully added a graphics card to T310?Nothing fancy! All I need is to drive a display withdecent resolution. The integrated Matrox doesn't even do this.Preferentially under Linux but...
View ArticleECC DIMM Configuration Question
My work recently let me have one of their old servers, an R710.It had only 4GB of RAM in it, configured as 4 x 1GB DIMMs installed in A2,A3,B2,B3.Since I wanted to use it for virtualization I decided...
View Article2x8GB in PowerEdge 2900?
The PowerEdge 2900 Manual illustrates using 1GB, 2GB and 4GB DIMMs (DDR2 667MHz PC2-5300 Fully Buffered). However, has anyone had any success using 8GB DIMMs? Thanks.
View ArticleDell Power Edge 840 Memory upgrade to 8 GB
I have a Dell Power Edge 840 Machine with Intel Dual Core CPU @ 1.8 GHz. Is there some procedure to upgrade the memory to 8GB. I have 4 RAM cards of size 2 GB of type ---->1. Information from Label...
View ArticleIs there a forum for UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)?
Hello,Is there a forum for UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply)? I'm unable to find it here. I've also been to dellups.com but I don't see any access to forum there.I'd appreciate it if anyone could shed...
View ArticleR410 memory upgrade: DIMMS should match in size and geometry
Hello.We are trying to add additional 8G ram to our R410 server.Original configuration was 4x2G.Howewer after installation of 2 additional 4G modules we are receiveing following message:"Unsupported...
View ArticleSound Card for Dell 1600SC
I have a Dell Power Edge 1600SC and I'd like to have sound for watching training videos, etc. I tried to insert a generic sound card and the server wouldn't boot. What do I need to look for -- what...
View ArticleR410 Memory Upgrade question
Currently the R410 has 2 physical processors & 6 x 4GB Ram ECC buffered 1333mhz installed in A1, A2, A3, B1, B2, B3. How much ram can I place in to A4 & B4 ? Does it need to be 4gb or could I...
View ArticleGraphics GPU for PowerEdge R710 or R910
Guys,Does anyone know of getting a way of getting a powerful GPU (Graphics Process Unit) in Dell R910 or R710 Server?The R710 and R910 both has the capacity for a x16 Slot (R710 with an expansion...
View ArticleT620's device manager recognizes GTX780Ti, but programs do not "see" the card?!
Hi,I just got a PowerEdge T620 and installed a GTX780Ti. I downloaded the latest driver for the card, and I am have BIOS 1.4.6 on the T620. I am in the middle of trying to update the BIOS, but I cannot...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720XD Memory upgrage
Hi!I have r720xd server with 2xE5-2630v2 processors2x8GB RDIMM 1600mhz single rank 1,35v memory blocks are initially installed on my system.exact line from configuration is : RKR5J2Dual In-Line Memory...
View ArticlePE 1950 Hangs on Server Install Assistant CD Home Screen
I have inherited a stack of PowerEdge 1950 servers which I'd like to get Windows Server 2003 installed on. I've downloaded the Server Install Assistant CD and have tried booting at least three...
View ArticlePoweredge C6100 AMD motherboards : IP recognition issues
Hi Dell,I have Poweredge C6100 server with three AMD chipset motherboards. Here's the configuration:motherboards: Tyan S8208cpu: six-core AMD opteron(tm) processor 2419 EEAll three nodes send out ping...
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PowerEdge R710 Ram (DDR3 - Synchronous Registered (Buffered)
HI, as below this is my configuration of the server I updated open manage and got this error .. what should I do now ?DIMM_A1[Not Occupied]DIMM_A2 DDR3 - Synchronous Registered (Buffered)4096 MBDIMM_A3...
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