2800 Missing Boot Drive C Option on BIOS Setup
I am trying to get a 2800, A07 firmware, to boot from a PCI Express SATA controller card which has an SSD attached to it. The card shows up on BIOS boot with the disk drive. On the BIOS set up page...
View ArticleWill an Intel E5-2600 v2 series processor be compatible in an R720xd server...
In a Dell PowerEdge R720xd.. We have some that came with dual Intel Xeon E5-2630 processors. Does anyone know if those can be switched out with the intel E5-2600 v2 series processors, such as...
View ArticleR210 II NIC driver for Windows 7 x64
Good day!I apologize in advance if this has been answered before, but a searched provided no results.I am trying to install a R210 II server with Windows 7 Professional SP1 64-bit. The OS,...
View ArticleCan a Poweredge R410 with cabled drives be upgrade to support hot-swap by...
I am purchasing a used R410 for home use, and believe it is of the cabled hard drive configuration, and not hot-plug/swap. While this is not a HUGE concern, hot-swap is nicer. Looking at the...
View ArticleCannot find PowerEdge R715 rail kit for threaded 'U' rack
Hello, We have one PE715 server that we've been unable to find a rail kit for, that will fit our threaded racks. Our racks are a bit unusual, I believe, because each post is in a 'U' shape. The...
View ArticleMAS022 in "device manager"
Hi after a Firmware and bios upgrade (via lifecycle controller) on an R720, I am noticing a new device in my Device Manager: MAS022 in "device manager" listed under storage. How can I make this go away...
View ArticlePE T620 - Cooling-Fan Assembly
Hello all,Where can I acquire an PE T620 Cooling-Fan Assembly / Redundant Fan Option, item # 331-5673? It's not listed on Dell Parts & Accessories. Thanks.
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 and 2950 SUU ISO updates on ESXi 4.1
I seem to be struggling with getting the ISO file to mount to ESXi 4.1 (ESX is easy). Unfortunately, this is ESXi.I have the Dell SUU.iso file copied out to a datastore. How do I mount this iso so I...
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ESX Does Not Recognized QLogic FC16 2P QME2662 Mezz
This is a Poweredge M620 blade server. During boot up The card is initialized without any problem. The card even shows up in the CMC:ESX, on the other hand, does see it.I am at a loss to explain why...
View ArticlePCIe Trining Error: Embedded NIC 3
Greetings,The server R710 had a prolonged power outage. When the power came back on the system booted and was then halted for a"PCIe Training Error: Embedded NIC 3"I read other posts on this but they...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1950 Will Not Turn On - Amber Light Flashes twice
Last week I installed a USB 3.0 PCIe-X1 card and powered the card using an external MOLEX power supply. The card worked great and was recognized by my Windows 2012 server. I tested it with an external...
View ArticlePowerEdge R515 AMD Opteron 4228 HE not working...
Hello,I am trying to replace the existing Opteron 4176 HE processors running at 2.4Ghz with two Opteron 4228 HE processors running at 2.8 Ghz. According to the spec sheets, the unit should be able to...
View ArticlePE6850, Win Server 2012, video card crashing
Hi,I want to start using my server for graphics design, but I need more colors and more resolution.I have a nvidia nvs300 card (pcie 1x), when I plug it in and turn the system on it displays all the...
View ArticleProblem during installing Windows Server 2008 at my Server dell
Hello guy!I have a Server Dell PowerEdge T620I did a Raid 5 for 3 Hard disk drive WD30EFRX Red drive ( each 4TB)When I'm installing Windows Server 2008, not find hard disk, which make...
View ArticleInstalling New HDD on PE 1950
Hi All,I recently had a PE 1950 which I am planning to use for 3d and other engineering applications. I managed to get a new HDD with specs below:Ultrastar 15K600 HUS156045VLS600, 450 GB, 15k RPM,...
View Article2950 / 2900 won't install OS
Ok here is my dilemma. I have purchased, (x4) 2950 and (x4) 2900 to run a website. They are all used and in hardware working order. I fought with all the machines, to try to get them to install Windows...
View ArticlePOWEREDGE 830 CONVERTED TO PC
HEY COMMUNITY I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY TURNED MY PE830 INTO A PC RUNNING WINDOWS 7 ULTIMATE 32 BIT WITH PCI 9200SE VIDEO OUTPUT. ANY QUESTIONS AS TO HOW HIT MY EMAIL, SYSTEM WILL RECOGNIZE PCI CARD AND...
View ArticleiDRAC 7 Not respond
Dear All, Please advise solution to fix the problem (SW0700: iDRAC is not ready. The configuration values cannot be accessed.) on Dell PowerEdge R720 Server.
View ArticleSD module redundency lost
Hi all I have PE 520 with dual SD card that shows "redundancy lost" message.I have to move the server tomorrow and don't have time to work on this issue.Will the server boot OK on one card?Many thanks.
View ArticleProcessors, Cores, etc
Just need a bit of help insuring I understand the processor, core, etc. The Dell M620 Power Edge Server uses an Intel Xeon 2640 processor. That processor has 8 cores, 20M Cache and 20GHZ clock...
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