DELL DPAT
Is there any detail setup guideline for enabling the DPAT on R620 servers?I have followed the Guideline below to setup the DPAT, but it seems the freq (cpuinfo) in the OS still no...
View ArticlePoweredge 2970 Series No Boot
Poweredge 2970 Series,Will not boot, not even to BIOs, No Warnings, No Errors, Blue LED on back, DRAC says powered on but No Video, No Power to USB devices, HDD not spinning up, Fans full then settle...
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 ArticlePoweredge 2970 Latest BIOS 4.2.1
After replacing M/B on a couple of 2970 and upgrading to Bios 4.2.1 M/B's wend off.Same problem appeared with next 3 M/B's followed the first one.The servers work fine with older bios versions (1.3.2...
View ArticleRebuilding Power Edge 840 Dell
In preparation of my poweredge 840 cpu 3050, 2.13 ghz, 1gb ram (version I) server failing, and not wanting to spend the 10 grand for a new system for a small and aging company, I was informed I could...
View ArticleSystem & OS Updates - February 3rd - Feb 7th 2014
System & OS Updates - February 3rd - Feb 7th 2014Hardware:Firmware version DS66 for Seagate HDD ST9500430SS (Urgent) 1/20/2014 http://dell.to/1dqNkp4Dell Qlogic firmware DUPs for Qlogic 25XX series...
View ArticleT110 bios update failed; no boot
Hi,Today I've perfomed several bios update process in four Poweredge T110. In one server, once the installation package has finished, during the reboot (light number 3 fixed), by error, I power off...
View ArticleError Code E08F1 ON DELL 2650
I have a Dell Power Edge 2650, on which the center emblem is flashing amber. When I open the console cover, the led readout says E08F1. Can anyone point me in the right direction here. What does this...
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 ArticlePE/PV 1x3 SCSI BP SCSI Processor device - ? in device manager on poweredge 1750
Any ideas what this is?Where can I get the correct driver?
View ArticleCan't enable WOL poweredge 2850
Hello i'm new here,I have red some other posts about enabling wol on a 2850.When I press ctrl-s I get the NIC bios. It is on PXE and i can't change it. (dell bios has: "Enabled with PXE)When I change...
View ArticleProcessor Upgrades to PowerEdge C8220: Does System Board V1.0 (CN0W6W6G)...
Our PowerEdge C8220 servers currently use 8-core Xeon E5-2600 CPUs. Is it possible to upgrade them to Xeon E5-2697V2 12-core processors?Thank you,J.J.
View ArticlePower edge SC1435 power usage
Hello All, looking to get a dell SC1435 but unaware of the power usage, if anyone has one to test, I would love to know the approx power usage in amps, thanks
View ArticlePowerdege R710 memory question
Hi,We have an poweredge R710 that has total of 16 GB memory (4x2 gb per 2 processors)If I Understood it correclty We can remove all the current 8X2 GB memories and replace them with SNPP9RN2C/8G...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R900 E1211 ROMB Batt, faulty disk?
Hi,Yesterday i found my server remounted the filesystem in read-only, i was unable to create new files/directories and getting errors like "/sbin/fdisk: Input/output error" I went to the server and saw...
View ArticleDell r910 boot sequence stalls
Good Morning...I have a Dell R910 that starts booting then stalls. the LCD display says "System Booting" but doesn't proceed beyond this point. If I press the power button shutting it off, then repress...
View Articlewhat video card on PE 1800/2800 PCIe X4/x8 slots?
What video cards can i use on the two PE PCIe slots x4 and x8 PCIe 2.0 cards may be pushing it but can i install x16 PCIe cards?
View ArticlePoweredge T110
I recently installed Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise and activated Hyper-V and installed all available updates. Upon reboot i am unable to boot into the OS, Systems settings, and/or Bios settings....
View Article500T UPS Fan Noise
Hi All,Trying to use the Dell 500T UPS in a small office environment but the fan noise level is louder then the server it's protecting! The units only under 30% load and in a cool environment so my...
View ArticleAD/LDAP authentication for 2161DS and 2161DS-2 KVM switches
All,I'm having problems getting LDAP/AD authentication working on our 2161DS and 2161DS-2 KVM switches. I do have this working for our Avocent DSR1024 switches so not sure why this does not seem to...
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