PowerEdge T410 Memory Configuration
Hello Everyone,Let me start off by stating our current memory configuration (Dell PowerEdge T410):We only have one processor installed, so we have 4 DIMM slots to use A1-A4. Only 3 are currently...
View ArticleDell T20 IPMI Initial Setup
I just bought the Dell T20 to use as a home server and I was wondering if I could set it up as a headless server. My hope was that I can take it out of the box connect it to power and LAN and have...
View ArticleSC1430 boots without text mode display, can display when linux boots.
Something has happened to my SC1430.Was trying to get into the bios to adjust settings, except reboot does show BIOS spash, or anythings.Yet when GRUB starts up, using a graphics mode, that shows up,...
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Unable to download PE1950 software
A photo is worth 1000 words. Tried by entering the service tag AND manually browsing to and selecting the type of system. No go either way.
View ArticleVM on ESXi with Direct Path I/O on Dell R210 accessing SATA drive directly...
I'm thinking about buying a used Dell R210 version 1 server off eBay.I want to install VMWare ESXi on it and use the VMWare Direct Path I/O to communicate directly (bypassing the virtualization layer)...
View ArticlePossible new T320 from T710
Was hoping to keep my T710 working for a few more years, but bent pins on the 2nd CPU (thank you Dell) socket may prevent that. Looking at the T320 how can I use the same 2.5 inch drives in a new T320....
View ArticleR210 cannot load OS - newb questions
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.Purchased a used R210 with no optical drive and no OS to use in my small auto repair shop. Also picked up a Dell SATA DVD drive for it, along with a 'new' Win2008...
View ArticleAny news on the T110 II successor?
Would anyone from the Dell team share any news on the PowerEdge T110 II successor? I'm interested in the chipset choice (C222, C224 also?) along with Xeon E3 v3, and possibly a release date. Thanks
View ArticleR300 DRAC Model Number
Can anyone help me find the correct model number for DRAC in the R300 range. We just inherited 20 servers but they don't have any DRAC so I would like to install them if I can still get the parts....
View ArticleAuxiliary power to a GPU from the power board question
The power distribution board in my machine has has 2x 4peg ports and 1 8peg. Currently one of the 4pegs has an adapter on it to use 2 disk drives on.The GPU has 2x 8peg ports.Can I use adapters in...
View Articlee1410 error only when raid configured
I recently acquired a poweredge 2950 with service tag (SVCTAG removed by admin) w/o an OS, and I'm working on setting it up. The first thing I noticed was the E1211 Romb battery error. I unplugged...
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 ArticleMissing BIOS splash screen on one of my PE1950s
I've noticed one of my PE1950s doesn't display the splash screen (the blue Dell logo) when starting the BIOS, it just displays the BIOS version as plain text.I've upgarded the BIOS from 2.4.3 to 2.7.0...
View ArticlePoweredge R310 cant seem to update BMC firmware
Gday allGot a poweredge R310, No idrac6 ExpressNo idrac6 EnterpriseWindows Server 2012 R2Trying to go through and update all firmwares on it.Using tools SUU, and also direct downloads of firmware...
View ArticleDell System Updates -- Week of March 10 - March 14 2014
- Dell System Updates - Week of March 10 - March 14 2014 Hardware UpdatesDell Server PowerEdge BIOS R620 Version 2.0.19 (Recommended) 2/25/2014...
View ArticleCannot install OS via iDRAC6 mounted with virtual media by UEFI
Hi, I'm having problem installing the Windows 2008 R2 via iDRAC6 using virtual media by UEFI mode.When I boot the UEFI boot manager then select the virtual cd as boot, the virtual cd seem to recognized...
View ArticlePER510 Memory @ 50%
PER510 - just upgraded to 64MB, (4 x 16GB) only 32 show as usable. Memory settings are configured for Optimized. RDIMMS are in slots A1/B1 &A2/B2. I thought this should give me 64G.. I referenced...
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 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 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...
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