Power supply compatibility with X5600 CPUs
R710 – 2 x X5670R710 – 2 x X5680 Do they only work with 2 x 750Watt PSU?
View ArticlePoweredge R620 -- recognizing "default" network interface (iDRAC vs NICs)
Hi all,I'm a new-to-the-industry network technician assigned to an R620 server in a test environment. I am working on a PlanetLab project, and I'm trying to figure out how to bring this server online....
View ArticleR420 RAM upgrade
Looking to possibly upgrade the RAM on an R420: dual processor (2 x Intel Xeon E5-2430 2.2GHz), Server 2012 64bit. It currently has 16GB RAM (4 x 4GB @ 1333 MHz); system info reports 12 total slots....
View ArticlePE2950 PERC 5i Firmware Update Server 2012R2
Hi All,I've been trying to update the PERC 5i firmware to 5.2.2-0072_A09 on a resurrected PE2950 running Server 2012R2 but it just won't happen...If I try and run the update from the downloaded file it...
View ArticleT310 - bmcfwuw.exe has stopped working
Hi FolksI am hoping someone can assist with this one. My T310 fans are very loud noticed that others mentioned that firmware updates and bios resolve this. I have updates Bios and other firmware using...
View Articlefans run at high-speed over-cooling CPU
we have two identical server R220, except one with E3-1220 and other with E-1230. I am trying to run them with very low power and noise, so I've disabled turbo-mode and hyper-threading on E3-1230, thus...
View ArticleR710 not pulling up Perc 6/e
I have a R710 with a H700 raid controller. I wanted to add a PERC 6/E to it, but when I add the 6/E it does not pull up. I removed the H700 and it still won't pull up. Any thoughts on what this...
View ArticleT310 struct at "iDrac6 not responding!! rebooting".
My Dell T310 running VMware esxi.It hasn't any iDrac card.Yesterday, it has problem.When i power on this machine it will struct at "iDrac6 not responding!! rebooting" message.Fron panel LCD is blank,...
View Article"ecmprod-index1" on LCD? PE2950
I have a strange message scrolling on the LCD. It says:ecmprod-index1Can anyone tell me what this means?
View ArticlePerformance problems
Hi!We have a PowerEdge R510 with 2xE5620 and 24GB of RAM running W2008 R2 Datacenter.We ran a MIPS measuring tool which is using only one core sustained. We ran this tool on both host and inside W2008...
View ArticleRandom emails "The storage BP1 power cable is not connected" R620
Poweredge R620 iDrac will randomly email out a message saying "The storage BP1 Power cable is not connected, or is improperly connected." Here's the thing, we don't have ANY hard drive in it. All the...
View ArticlePoweredge2800 - memory upgrade
Hi all,I would like to extend memory in my serwver up to 16 gb of ram. There are 6 slots for memory + 1 if i am good remember. This last one is in diffrent place inside server (256 ram). So 7...
View ArticleR730 PSU 750W fails FCC part 15 class A and CISPR 22 conducted emission test
We have recently purchased two R730 server from the Dell representatives in Australia. One of which has undergone a FCC part 15 class A / CISPR 22 test, and fails the conducted emission test at 120V...
View ArticlePowerEdge T110-II - 4TB Hard drive
I have a PowerEdge T110-II server running VMware ESXi 5.5. I have added a 4TB SATA drive. The BIOS does not recognize the drive. It is not being identified under the SATA settings. I have tried...
View ArticlePowerEdge 2970 w/AMD Opteron 2212, problem with 2nd CPU install
Hi,We had this server donated to us and I am trying to get it ready to use. (fairly new with servers)It came with (1) CPU and 2 gb of Ram and it runs good. The BIOS reported this CPU as an AMD Opteron...
View ArticleR510 Supported CPU's
Tried to upgrade one of our R510's to 2 Intel Xeon X5687 processors, but found out that the R510's don't support 130w CPU's??? Is there a list of supported CPU's because the documentation lists all...
View ArticlePowerEdge 1900 Dual-Socketed .... Now what?
Just installed a second processor in the P.E. 1900 II. The processor shows in the BIOS, so it's working, but how do I get it to be recognized in Server 2012 R2? In device manager it lists 8 identical...
View ArticleCan i use Dell PowerEdge T110 II for #D Animations and architects designs
Hello..I'm Dilan, I need a system that suitable to work AutoCAD, Lumion Revit.. Can i use Dell PowerEdge T110 II by using compatible VGA to it???If so what is the VGA that suit to the system..?
View ArticlePOWEREDGE R 710 MEMORY CONFIGURATION
Hi guys,i have a Poweredge server R710 with 2 processor. Actually i have 8 x 4GB RAM (Tot. 32GB). Is possibile mix the memory size of 4GB with 2 memory of 16GB RAM.I tested the configuration but during...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge M620 [NIC problem]
We have a problem with NIC of Dell PowerEdge M620.In iDRAC log event it shows: NIC 100: The NIC Integrated 1 Port 2 network link is down. We have switched the server from one slot to another and the...
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