Apparently trivial question... but I'm failing to find an even vague answer.
We have an R630 and we are considering adding a video card to run computations on GPU. The manual states that slot 2 is a "PCIe x16 connector with x16 bandwidth; 3/4 length , full-height". So a half-height graphic card should fit there without problem. But then the manual makes no reference whatsoever to graphic cards, and www.dell.com/.../poweredge-gpu doesn't mention the R630 at all. Are we missing anything?
I just picked up a Dell PowerEdge 850 and 4 sticks of 2GB ECC RAM. They are PC5300 and all the same. I swapped out the 1GB (2x 512mb RAM sticks) and placed the new RAM in, and immediately get a 1-3-2 beep code.
I've taken them all out and just put 1 RAM stick in, same problem. Tried all of the other sticks also with no go. I put the 512 sticks back in, and it works fine.
Anyone know what could be the issue?
The RAM sticks are 2GB 240p PC2-5300 Model m393T5750CZA-CE6
Hello,
I have an R710 running W2K3 with an iDRAC6. I can log on to the card but I get an error that say the webpage cannot be found. Everything along the left hand side of the window, says 'Undefined' and all menus along the top just display Undefined and 'The webpage cannot be found'.
I just updated f/w to version 1.96 (is that latest?).
Any ideas? Reset to factory defaults?
Thank you,
KBeau
I have a VRTX currently in production, with two M630 blades acting as VMware vCenter 6 hosts. vCenter is running on Slot 1. Both Slot 1 and 2 are hosting independent VM's and sharing a RAID 10 repository as their vCenter Datastore.
Now I have a new M630 arriving today. And a set of additional HDD's to associate with it as a second vCenter Datastore. Our current production vCenter Datastore is almost maxed out, and I am not going to try to rebuild it to extend it.
My questions are these:
Any assistance would be huge :)
I have recently upgraded 2 Poweredge C2100 from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2012.
After installing OMSA 8.1, the powersupply status on 1 of them shows red 'x', on the other is just shows ?. Any suggestions or fixes would be welcomed.
A client of mine has several PE R810 servers with 2 CPU's and 2 blanks (I don't think these were purchased with the FlexMem Bridges). Each server has 8x 32GB DIMMs, but the BIOS is giving an error about Memory Configuration Not Optimal. One of the servers has this configuration:
32 GB: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2
Without the FlexMem bridges installed, I would think that the issue with this server is that DIMMs are installed in C and D and shouldn't be.
However, the other servers use this configuration:
32 GB: A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, B3, B4
I've gone through the manual, but I don't see an example of a memory config for a server that only consists of 2 CPU's and 8 identical DIMMs, so that's why I'm thinking that this client simply purchased the wrong amount of DIMMs or perhaps should have purchased the FlexMem Bridges. All servers report 256 GB of installed RAM, but all of them force an F1 during boot to get past the Memory Config error. With only having 8 DIMMs, are they just going to have to live with hitting F1? Are either of those RAM configs worse than the other? They both are "non-optimal", but the first one isn't letting me configure any redundancy like Spare or DDDC but in a non-optimal state I don't think I want to mess with that anyways.
Any tips would be appreciated. Thanks.
Hello,
I'm trying to install the Plextor SSD PCI M6e Black Edition into a DELL PE T605 Server.
The BIOS recognizes the SSD, but when I try to use the ssd fron the Linux OS, it doesn't appears as a hard drive, so I'm unable to use it.
The Server has the 3.1.2 BIOS version and has a SAS PCIe RAID 6i/R controller installed on the PCIE_x4_2 PERC slot.
I've connected the PCIe SSD in the PCIE_X8_4 slot.
The BIOS shows the SSD device, and if I press the F11 key in order to select a boot device, it appears (I show you a picture), that means I culd boot from it.
But when I try with a Linux live CD and the OS boot, it does'n detect the SSD as a hard drive.
Any suggestion?
Regards,
Joaquin.
I've inherited two T610 models that are both at BIOS version 1.1.4 and iDRAC6 firmware version 1.03.10. Is it safe to go with the latest version or is there a recommended update path to get these onto newer firmware?
I have a Dell Poweredge 840 Desktop server that is currently configured with 1GB of memory. The stock part number for that memory is Y5948. I purchased a set of Micron MT36HTF51272PY-667E1 4GB Dual Rank Memory Modules to replace the current memory. However when I swapped the memory out it started beeping and wouldn't start up, and nothing displayed on the screen. I also tried trading out memory modules with the other ones in the set that I purchased as well as trying only 1 module at a time and that ended in the same result.
From this I would assume that the memory must be incompatible with my system, but I was wondering if you could point out why it is incompatible?
I have 2 Poweredge 2900s. Want to up their processing power via used parts.
Wondering what are the latest possible motherboards that can fit inside of them, from other models for instance if any at all.
Thanks.
Hi,
If i buy a used M600 Blade Server, i will be able to use the remote console function?
The one that use Java, for remote management?
Is anyway in case is not enable to enable it?
Regards,
Jose
I have a Dell Power Edge Server T310 Service Tag: ((SVC Tag removed by moderator)), it currently has 2GB Memory Modules in 6 slots. I chatted with parts department at Dell gave them the Service Tag Number, and they suggested to by 8GM 6 Modules = 48GB. Dell Part# M9VK3
After plugging all 6 new memory modules in server shows Amber Light with LED 1 lit up (Does not boot), after some research it means that Memory Modules not found.
If i revert to the old memory modules Server comes up fine
What am I doing wrong. Thanks in advance.
Dell has many ways to upgrade PowerEdge servers, but I haven’t found an universal way to upgrade all my firmware.
What is the best approach to upgrade Dell firmware ?
Does Dell have a method to upgrade all my firmware ?
If I use Dell Firmware Updates- Lifecycle controller I don’t get disks upgraded.
If I use DSU I don’t get Dell OS Driver Pack upgraded.
Should I always use both methods to get all my system upgraded?
If I use both methods I get all my system upgraded or I should use other methods?
Hello I'm hoping someone can help me I have a poweredge 1900 server with windows vista 64 bit
operating system and I'm having trouble finding a driver for the ethernet controller. I called dell to see
if they can assist me but they were no help. They couldn't even tell me who the hardware manufacture
of this ethernet controller. If I knew who it was I could easily find the driver for it. I appreciate your help.
Thanks!
I've added a GeForce 650 Ti to my PowerEdge T310, and although it does display the BIOS loading screen it does not display anything further.
I've replaced it with a 9800GT which DOES work into Windows, so I'm assuming it's a compatibility issue with the 650 Ti? Although I'm not sure.
I have cleared the BIOS and attempted to boot from a Windows 7 CD, but it hasn't solved anything.
Does anyone know if this card can or will work with this system?
Hello,
I was asked to "remove" the amber warnings from the LED of several Dell PowerEdge 1950.
I examined the LED and was unable to "remove" the warning using the controls on the LED display on the front of the 1950.
How is this accomplished?
Thank you.
Greetings all,
I am trying to fix a r710 server for a gentleman who is trying to start a Urgent care facility.
The unit he currently has will not power up at all when hitting the power button. Opening the case, I see, what I assume, is the 24 hour power LED by the CMOS reset jumper.
I've checked all the connections I could but documentation is vague at best regarding signal tracing.
I've looked at the push button on the control/VGA board. It seems fine. When using a DVM on the button contacts, it shows 3.5V and drops to 0 when button is pushed in (turn on command). From there, I would assume it would go to the motherboard, but I am not sure. I've unplugged the riser cards and disconnected the hard drives, I've removed the power supplies one at a time and even swapped the ports, one at a time as well. The power up solid green.
I am assuming here the control/VGA port card or the main/motherboard.
I am doing this for him pro-bono, so any guidance would be much appreciated.
Thank you in advance!
Steve
I've a poweredge 2900 with 4GB RAM (4 module 1Gb each one)
I would like to upgrade RAM to 8 or 16 GB. Can I use 2GB Module DDR2? For example 4 Module 1GB + 2 Module 2GB or 4 Module 1GB + 6 Module 2GB?
Hi all,
I have a set of R610 servers with iDRAC6 enterprise in all of them, and I am seeing the same issue everywhere - I connect to the console, it stays up for a few seconds, with the FPS counter slowly going down, until it reaches 0, at which point, I have to refresh the idrac web page and reconnect to the console.
This obviously makes the console almost unusable, and a sinple server reinstall takes hours instead of minutes.
I have updated the BIOS and iDRAC FW to the latest, reset the idracs via ssh, did a full powercycle of the machines - nothing helps.
I am totally stumped and don't know where to go from here. I managed to get the server to boot off USB. It made it through the first couple steps of the install process then it got to the point where it needed to restart. After it restarted it was like nothing happened. I tried to boot from the drive I installed the OS too but I just got a black screen and return. This is my first foray into servers so I'm still quite new any help would be greatly appreciated.