Unbelievably noisy fans on R210
I had my previous post removed for some reason, but here it is again: We have several R210 poweredge servers and find them unrealistically noisy due to their fans. As many others have pointed out in...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge VRTX Network Problem
Hi all, I am hoping someone can tell me where I'm going wrong with my new VRTX. I've get the VRTX setup (CMC & DRAC working fine), but after I've either installed Windows 2008 R2 or ESXi 5.1, the...
View Articler815 bios 3.2.1 release-note and AMD 6370p
dear fellow adminsDell do not state anywhere (I could not find any info) what is the status of new AMD Warsaw Opterons. There are only two models but I wonder if there is a confirmation that latests...
View Articlepoweredge 2950 dimensions needed
can anyone tell me the width and depth of the poweredge 2950? thanksMessage Edited by hops33n on 02-14-200711:03 AM
View ArticleCan log in with username/password to iDRAC6 from some hosts but not others
Anyone seen this? I can log in to an iDRAC 6 from some addresses but not others. I can reach the login page just fine, but the username / password (eg root/calvin) fails from some addresses but not...
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Launching iDRAC virtual consile on R720 gives popup message KVM java...
I don't have any other iDRAC sessions open.
View ArticlePerc H200 Embedded Windows 64 Bit driver
Hi,I cannot find the latest download for the 64 bit driver for the Perc H200E. (This is for an m710HD, and only the 32 bit drivers are listed on it's page).Can someone pls point me to the right page?...
View ArticleR515 won't boot
Have a new R515 that was delivered 6 months ago, tried to boot the machine up today and... nothing. The server won't power on, the system information led only shows 'No POST code' when held down for 5...
View ArticleInstalling 2008R2 with H200
I'm in my last attempt to get the driver for Prec H200 working for Win 2008R2. Issue is that when installing using the Win 2008 R2 disk I get to where I need to load the drive to see my partitions.This...
View Articleperc 700 integrated controllers- Firmware upgrade
Hi,I am new to the firmware upgrades. The OMSA on my R610 server with oel 4.8 32bit alerts as below. Firmware/Driver Information for Controller PERC H700 Integrated Status:...
View Articled R720 - Need to Wipe and Replace BIOS and Firmware - need procedure..
ddddddddddddddI have a server that I would like to reuse. However, the original OS was found to have viruses, malware, etc. The server was a complete mess and has been verified as a system that was...
View Articlepower button in amber
Hello I have a poweredge T100, it lit and suddenly has kept the button on steady amber color and has refused ago but nothing I read in the manual that might be an error in the bios, could someone help...
View ArticleNew Hardware & Software Updates ~ Week of May 5th - 9th
New Hardware & Software Updates ~ Week of May 5th - 9thTop download:Dell VMware ESXi 5.5 Update 1 Image - Heartbleed Free! http://dell.to/1j2tuD2New Releases:Nvidia Multi-Monitor Virtual Machine...
View Articlemotherboard testing
I am bringing in a bunch of motherboards. Will any power supply work to test these as long as it connects to the board? Or am I going to need different a different power supply for varying...
View ArticleSystem Restore from MBR to GPT
T310 Server H700 Controller4 ea. 450GB SAS 15K drives in a RAID-5SBS 2008I want to expand it by installing 2, 3TB SAS drives in a mirror, which would require changing to GPT. How would I go about...
View ArticleRecommend KVM
Hi, I'm working on putting together a CCCNA test lab at home I'm new to networking so please bare with my request... I need a recommendation for a DELL 16 KVM switch that will let me remote connect to...
View ArticleChanging the disks on a Power Edge R510 -- Dos and don'ts ?
Hello,We have a few Power Edge R510 ( 12 disk options, RAID-6 ). The disks are getting old and a few died this winter (3 total on a specific server).I have little experience with maintaining systems...
View ArticleUpgrading memory on a R510
Greetings -I have a R510 that currently has 32GB of memory with 4 GB in each of the 8 slots.I'd like to upgrade it to at least 48 GB but, like many others, I'm a bit puzzled by the various...
View ArticleR710 Memory upgrade warning
Hello,I have an R710 server with 24GB RAM (2 CPUs). The current RAM is 24GB, 6 modules of 4GB placed in slots A1, A2, A3 and B1, B2, B3 (the white slots).We have purchased 6 additional modules of 8GB...
View ArticleT-420 server 2012 R2 backup causes disk failure eventIds: 153/140/14
Running Windows Server Backup causes the following disk errors, we have a Raid 1+0 (4 disks) array on a Perc 310 controller:EventID: 153 - System, diskThe IO operation at logical block address ef0 for...
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