Dell UPS 1000 Tower Monitoring Software
It seems something happened to the servers to where their Dell UPS monitoring software quit working ~5/13. They simply didn't see the UPSs. I installed some new software that I found for them, Dell...
View ArticlePoweredge T110 - Can someone recommend a USB 3.0 PCI express card?
Hi,Can someone recommend a USB 3.0 PCI express card for a Dell Poweredge T110 server?Thanks
View ArticleR420 chassis heating due raid controller card
hiwe purchased 6 servers from dell india. we are facing a severe heating issue on top of the chassis above the raid card with all these 6 servers.server configurationR420 - single hexcore processor 2.2...
View Articlerepeated failures of Redundant Power Supply (PowerEdge 1800)
Please , can you support us , my company has no. of 30 servers PowerEdge 1800 , we ahave a repeated failure for the redundant power supply for almost 50 percent of those servers ,can you please advise...
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RAID Battery replacement
Hi,Since two weeks I am getting error message on my server, "W1228 ROMB Batt 24hr".I know I have to replace RAID Controller Battery in this case, I already ordered one:but when I was about to unplug...
View ArticleR210 Hardware Watchdog setup/configuration in Server 2008R2
Where can I find documentation that describes the interaction between the R210 hardware watchdog and MS Server 2008R2, and how to configure parameters like the timeout period, watchdog pump criteria...
View ArticleRedundant Power Supply failure of PowerEdge 1800
Can you please advise , what are the root cause for repeated failures of redundant power supply in PowerEdge 1800thanks
View ArticlePower Edge 1900 doesn't power on. Fans twitch and then nothing.
OK so basically 2 weeks ago we started noticing that our 1900 would have some trouble booting from a cold boot. It would take longer than usual and occasionally just sit there like it didn't want to...
View ArticleiDrac 6 Active Directory authentication - test ok but login failure
Hello all,I'm trying to enable AD authentication on my iDrac6 (v1.97).When I run the test after configuring it, everything is ok. But when I try to log in with ad user on iDrac I alway got a "Login...
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Problem with PowerEdge R720
Dear,We are fromSerbiaandthat ourEnglish is notgood. Please,tell us whoisthe minister forYourProSupport in Serbia? In factwe have aDellR720server, we want to install operating system, but when server...
View ArticlePoweredge C2100 BMC disconnects during bios
Hello,We have a Poweredge C2100 which comes with a BMC controller and shared network port. Recently Dell changed its motherboard under warranty and ever since I am not able to use the remote console...
View ArticleDual cpus for PE 2900
Hello All, I am trying to find out what is the fastest cpu that can go into my PE 2900. I purchased this on the cheap from a church ($300) never been used still in box. I am sure I'll have to do BIOS...
View ArticlePE 2950 No Power
I have a first gen PE 2950 with redundant PSUs that is unable to power up. Specifically, when I plug in live 208V (also tried a set of 120V) power cables to both PSUs, neither PSU will light up their...
View ArticlePoweredge T20 disk running hot
HelloI have the Xeon based poweredge T20 with Nas4Free loaded. The Stock 1TB disk that came with it runs constantly without load at 40º and if it is working up to 45-46º. According to the Nas4free...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2970 Boot Issue
I have a PowerEdge 2970 that failed to boot after a Windows update. We could not even get to the BIOS screen. So, following some other posts here, I basically pulled everything, and started...
View ArticleMixing 2Rx4 and 2Rx8 DDRIII Memory DIMMs
DearsI Searched for alot of forums in dell community about mixing Dual Rank memories with Different bits x4 & x8 and i couldn't find a decisive answer.can we mix between Dual Rank 4 bit DIMMs and...
View ArticleT610 - 6GB is NOT sufficient!
I bought this a few years ago, and it seemed OK initially...After restarting it's used perhaps 3.5GB. After a bit of time it's up to something near 5.8GB and lagging significantly.This is the memory...
View ArticleReplace CD with DVD, PE2850, drive not found
Throwing away old Toshiba laptops, I pulled out their slimline DVD-RWs, thinking I might use them in a couple of older PE2850s that I have. So, I pulled the CD-ROM out of a PE2850, replaced the CD in...
View ArticleM520 slows down unexpectedly
Heres a great one for you guys..I have TWO M520s configured identically that exhibit this problem. Approximately every 1-2 weeks, they will slow down to about 5% of their normal speed -- as measured...
View ArticlePE T310 - Memory Types allowed?
Have a T310 - PROCESSOR, X3430, 2.4/4.8, 8MB, XUL, B1 Had 4G ( 2 * 2G / Unbuffered DDR3 Dimm's 1333 ) Wanted to goto 32G and got: 4 - 8G Dimms / Dual Rank x 4, 1333 CL9 1.5V ECC Registered PC3-10600...
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