PE 6850 - 667 and 800MHz components mixed - System Halted
I'm receiving the 667 and 800MHz components mixed - System Halted message on boot. This is on a unit with the motherboard, CPU and RAM card upgraded to support 800MHz, or so I thought. Before the...
View ArticleHow to identify the internal system disk to replace ?
Hello,Probably an easy question but I could not find the answer in the doc I looked at.We have a faulty system disk on one of our Power Edge 510. I got a replacement disk but I would like to know for...
View ArticleM1000 chassis fans running too fast
Hello! Last week a customer reported that their M1000 chassis fans are running much faster than normal. They has issues with their HVAC system, but has been fixed and the ambient room temp is 18...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge c6100 WOL
Hello,does Dell PowerEdge c6100 support WOL (Wake on Lan) function and how can it be activated? There is Wake on ring option in the BIOS settings but I wasnt able to find anything else. Thanks in advance
View ArticlePE SC1425 Mac address not present
Guys, I have a PE SC1425 that's not showing any mac addresses on integrated nic1 & 2. (shows a not present). So obviously when it boots into windows no nic ports are picked up in device manager...
View ArticleBMC communication failure on poweredge 2950
Good Day, I have a PowerEdge 2950 server that has been down for 6months, just booted it up today and i'm getting the following error at post "Baseboard Management Controller Communication Failure". I...
View ArticleHow to Update the BIOS in a PowerEdge 2900
I purchased a surplus PowerEdge 2900 from EBay a couple of years ago. It is running Windows Server 2008 R2. When I open the Open Manage Server Administrator (OSA), it shows "unknown" for the server...
View ArticleHow to Fix Battery Failed in PERC 5/I in a PowerEdge 2900
I have a PowerEdge 2900 running Windows Server 2008 R2. In the OPenManage Server Administrator (OSA) it shows that the battery on the PERC 5/I is in a state of "Failed." What can I do to correct this...
View ArticleDell t620 showing PS1 PG Fail
On our new T620, I'm seeing an amber light blinking on the back of the server and a"VLT0204 System PS1 PG PowerEdge T720 Fail voltage is outside of range" message on the display on the front.In...
View ArticleServer2012R2 on SC430?
My PowerEdge SC430 has been running 2008R2 in a test lab for several years. I attempted 2012R2 and cannot get past the setup. Has anyone been able to load this OS on the 430?
View ArticleUpgrading dell power edge 600sc CPU
It currently has a 2.8ghz 533mhz fsb socket 478 pentium 4, however i want to upgrade the cpu.I know i can get a cpu with a 3.06ghz into it, but can this...
View ArticleA harddisk failure in a RAID setup with sufficient redundancy crash the whole...
Usually, when a harddisk fail on the RAID 5 configuration, the system should not be affected at all right? My experience is that whenever there is a dying harddisk, the system will crash and I can't...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge VRTX / M520 - Linux support for Shared PERC 8 controller when?
Hi there, In September 2013 I bought a Dell VRTX + 3x M520 after having been sold the idea.What I hadn't at the time realized was that it did not support Linux which came as a shock because I had...
View ArticlePowerEdge R410 OMSa Error: Storage Error! No Controllers Found
HiI receive the following alert from OMSA 7.3 running on Server 2012 R2. I have tried to repair OMSa still no luck. Also restarted the server.Any ideas?
View ArticlePowerEdge 2950 warm boot failure
2950 server boots ok if completely powered off, but a restart fails.the server doesn't even seem to do POST but sits there with the power light on and a blank screen. both PSUs are plugged in, one via...
View ArticleDell Hardware and OS Updates - Week of February 17 - 21
Dell Hardware Updates:Dell PowerEdge C6220 II BMC firmware 2.26 (Recommended) 2/7/2014 http://dell.to/1fjXzRcDell PowerEdge C8220 BIOS Version 2.2.3 (Recommended) 2/6/2014 http://dell.to/1ffwdwVDell...
View ArticleDell Tower 1920W UPS T610 Server
I have a T610 Server protected by a Dell Tower 1920W UPS. It first had a 'Service Battery' new batteries were installed, now it has 'Charger Failure'. Documentation states it may be caused by one of...
View ArticlePE T300 "Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup utility"
BIOS v1.3.0Started to receive message on post of remote server, after RAC setup option prompt. Checked the BIOS and there is no option for bypass. Checked Utility and Boot menus - same. In BIOS -...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 Card for Dell R520 Server
Hi,we plan to upgrade our Dell R520 Server which comes with only USB 2.0 Ports to USB 3.0 Ports.Which internal PCI Card would fit ?
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