How to get blade Names to show on m100e
Hi,We cannot seem to get the trick right to get Blade Names, which are populated in the Server Overview/Setup/Slot Names, to show correctly on the front page of the M1000e (LHS of the Chassis page).We...
View ArticleInternal USB on M420 or M620 blades
Does anyone have specs on the internal USB support for M420 or M620 blades?I know the manual reads, "CAUTION: To avoid interference with other components in the blade, the maximum allowable dimensions...
View ArticlePE2950 G3 problem with Perc 6i battery after firmware upgrade
Hi, I have 2 PE 2950 III with Perc 6i card. After upgrading my Perc 6i firmware to version 6.3.1-0003, I have 1 server that report an error. After investigating the error, I see that the battery...
View ArticleServer 2012 - Enable RemoteFX on Precision T7500
All,I figured I'd start here given my goal is to turn a T7500 into a remoteapp server running 2012 with RemoteFX enabled, and when it comes to servers, this is the place to go.Here's my issue; before I...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1600sc not posting after start menu shutdown
I have a Dell poweredge 1600sc that was give to me not working. After buying a motherboard and 4gb of memory and installing a 80 gig Hd, i got it to work. I installed windows server 2003 first then...
View ArticleDell 2650 Server
I just bought a Dell 2650 Server on ebay, bit it came without any soft wares or operating soft ware.Can anyone by telling me where I can download the setup software from?Also, can I install XP Pro as...
View ArticlePE1850 - Which riser card do I need?
Greetings all. Gonna give you a long story so you have the background info on this.Picked up two PE1850's from a local tech recycling depot for $30 each. In the process of converting one of them into...
View ArticleSoftware RAID failure dell power edge t110
I PURCHASED A T110 WITH SOFTWARE CONTROLLER AND 4 DISK RAID 5 CONFIGURATION IN DECEMBER, 2010. THE SERVER HAD A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE IN JANUARY, 2013. DELL SUPPORT TOLD ME THIS CONFIGURATION IS PRONE...
View ArticleXeon E3-1220LV2 compatible with PowerEdge T110 II?
I was wondering if the Xeon E3-1220LV2 (Ivy Bridge) CPU would be compatible with the PowerEdge T110 II. My T110 II is currently running with a Pentium G630 (TDP:65W) and the Xeon would have a TDP of...
View ArticleCR 100 server bios update
Hello,I would like to update a CR 100 bios which currently has Ironport customized bios ver 1.1.1.http://www.dell.com/downloads/global/solutions/industry_apps/OEM_CR100_Server_Spec_Sheet.pdf?..When...
View ArticleHow to extend storage of PowerEdge 2950
Hi all,I would like to ask you what components would you suggest for extending storage on existing PE2950.My vision is to put new case into rack that will be full of disk with just some electronics...
View ArticleCache Battery 0 in controller 0 is Degraded (Non-Critical) [probably harmless]
Hello Dears,I'm getting nagios alerts "Cache Battery 0 in controller 0 is Degraded (Non-Critical) [probably harmless] " from dell PowerEdge R710.could you please suggest me what was the issue ? which...
View ArticlePoweredge T Servers and Startech PCI-E USB 3.0 Cards
Hi Everyone having issues on many of our servers where the Startech PCI-E USB 3.0 Cards (PEXUSB3S2) seem to be failing and causing servers to reboot.The OpenManage Hardware Log shows:A bus fatal error...
View ArticlePCI R520 PCI RISER?
Hi,Anyone knows if it is possible mount any PCI riser to PE R520?It seems that only acceptes PCIe riser, but there is any video in youtube that shows a R520 with a PCI riser.I have a PCI card that i...
View ArticleDisable SSC on R815
Is it possible to disable spread spectrum clocking on PowerEdge R815?
View ArticleWhich Motherboard do I have? Poweredge 2800 server.
I have an old (2006) Poweredge 2800 server with one Xeon single core 64 bit processor in it. I have heard that my motherboard may be compatible with the dual core Xeons (Paxville) and would like to...
View ArticleM610 Max Performance Settings
Hi all,What are the recommended hardware/bios/config settings for max performance (no power management concerns) on M610's? Thx
View ArticleSAS 6/IR integrated
I have two 160 gig drives(configured as raid 1) and 4 1 T drives which I'm trying to configure as raid 5 but in UEFI and even in OMSA I only see the option for raid 0 and 1 from the drop down?..why am...
View Articlebest way to update firmware. New to dell
I have this in a poweredge r610 which I can't see to update the firmware on. Keep getting updates are not dell authorized. Having trouble getting Drac to work.. I'm new to these machines. Should I be...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2900 - Windows Server 2003 R2
Hi, I have a PowerEdge 2900 - with 2 x 250gb HD's. We have a Dell SAS 6/iR integrated controller - configured to RAID 1. Just before Christmas, one of our 250gb HD's failed - drive 0. We only received...
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