PowerEdge 1950 fails to boot
Hi, I've been away for two weeks and now my dell PowerEdge 1950 wont complete a boot. It completes the memory check, reports on RAM configuration and speed then just sits there. No errors. I've removed...
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R420 Repository Mgr update (SUU)
Hi,Just applied the latest SUU (Windows) to 2 R420's and one of the tabs looks a tad strange. Multiple "Network Devices" Tabs that go off the side of teh page!Is this OK or is it a bug?Thx,John Bradshaw
View ArticleLooking for Firmware/Driver Information for Controller PERC 5/i Integrated
Firmware/Driver Information for Controller PERC 5/i IntegratedFirmware and Driver versions are out of date.Firmware Version5.0.1-0030Minimum Required Firmware Version5.2.2-0072Driver...
View ArticleAdditional Processor 2900 and Ram
I am looking to add an additional processor to my 2900. I am not sure which generation 2900 it is, service tag is [ADMIN NOTE: Service Tag removed per privacy policy]. I believe it has a 5405 xeon....
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Plex Media Server on 32bit Ubuntu on ESX 3.5 on 2800.
System specs:CPU: Dual Core Xeon 2.8 GHz Paxville x1RAM: 6 GBHDD: SCSI 10k 73 GB x1Motherboard: Foxconn XC320So, here's my issue.I've got ESX 3.5 installed on this box with an Ubuntu Server 12.04...
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Dell R415 "CPU 2 machine check detected."
I just got a new R415 from the Dell Outlet site, and periodically, it's rebooting, with the following messages - any ideas? Fri Feb 15 2013 19:02:11An OEM diagnostic event has occurred. Fri Feb 15 2013...
View ArticleR720
Hi Forum,I am new in forum. I have trouble with R720xd server, we need to implement dot1q(Vlan) on our OS Centos 5.x. Everything work when using Supermicro server. I found this link...
View ArticleSATA Drive woe's
Hello guru'sI am really hoping someone can help me with this problem. I have recently purchased a PE1950 II with a PERC 5/I controller (latest firmware).The problem I have is the SATA drives I...
View ArticlePerc 6/i
Hi Guru'sI recently came across an issue with incompatible SATA 6gb/s drives on a PERC 5/I controller, I was wondering if I could fit a PERC 6/I controller to our Dell 1950 version 2 server and then...
View ArticleSolution to E1225 ESB 1.5V on a power edge 2950 gen2
Good afternoon everyone, i got this server last year is dell power edge 2950, everything has been running great in till this morningi got this error msg on the led E1225 ESB 1.5V.I tryed clearing the...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1855 GbE Passthrough
Hello everyone. I am new to the whole blade server system, and I have a question about the 1855 GbE passthrough cards. How do they work? I incorrectly assumed that I could just plug in to port 1 on...
View ArticleDell Poweredge R210 II not liking Tripplite Ps2 to USB adapter for KVM
system specswindows server 2008 R2 standard with pack 1intel xeon cpu 3.10ghz8g ram64bit osnamed Chaos for good reasonsthis server controls our HVAC system for 3 buildings. its all usb which was...
View ArticleErrore - "HWC2005: System board Riser cable or interconnect failure. Check...
Hello all!I bought the new server PowerEge R520. Аs soon as I connected to electricity, on the forward panel, I saw LCD message."HWC2005: System board Riser cable or interconnect failure. Check...
View ArticleiDRAC7 virtual console - connection error. will not open
hi allsorry, but i haven't had this issue before - my team mate has given me his r720 to reimage with ESXi5.1 - no worries, but when i log into the iDRAC7 and go to launch virtual console, the...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 2850 vs Hp MSA 500G2
Hi all!It´s my very first time in this forum, and a newbie with this kind of servers...I Have various Dell PowerEdge 2850 with a extra LSI Logic pcbx 518-B1 SCSI card and I have also an HP MSA 500 G2...
View Articlememory configurations for PE-R410
Hi,I want to upgrade the memory of a PowerEdge R-410 that was bought with 2 x Xeon X5670 and 6 x 4 GB dual-rank RDIMM 1333MHz. The system has two free memory slots, therefore I would like to know if...
View ArticleR515 problems with BIOS 2.0.2
Hi,in vmware forums i found a couple of admins that have the same problems with BIOS 2.0.2 in R515 that we have.Several PSODs after upgrading to BIOS 2.0.2 on ESXi 5.0 U2 machines.Downgrading to BIOS...
View ArticlePoweredge 2950 g1
I am asking if it is possible to replace the gen 1 motherboard with a gen 2 motherboard and still be able to use all the components off the Gen 1 server. I would be basically jacking up all the parts...
View ArticleRAM upgrade for T610
hi there,I'd like to get a RAM upgrade for a server in a remote site office running ESXi 4.1Its a T610 and from the dell warranty page I can see that it shipped with:_1 32GB MEMORY FOR 2CPU (8X4GB DUAL...
View ArticlePE 2950 Systems Build and Update Utility
Hi,I'm sorry for bothering, I tried to look into other's posts, but I wasn't able to find what I'm looking for.I just received a PE2950 and I want to run some updates (BIOS, Firmware, etc).I downloaded...
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