Re: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
I would look at a system that runs SATA drives, SATA is a lot easier to find. You will want to look at the specs on the drives you purchase to see what the manufacturer states the sustained write speed...
View ArticleRe: "The watchdog timer expired" - m710HD
Hello JohnThe watchdog timer is used to monitor the status of a component. It operates by monitoring responses. When it stops getting a heartbeat from a component that it is monitoring then the timer...
View ArticleRe: "The watchdog timer expired" - m710HD
Thx Daniel...14 mins later the logs say Critical Runtime Error.Cheers,JB
View ArticleRe: Memory upgrade on Poweredge 2900 not displaying on MY computer General Tab
What OS are you running? 32-bit or 64-bit?
View ArticleRe: Memory upgrade on Poweredge 2900 not displaying on MY computer General Tab
Stomur,It sounds like you have Memory Mirroring enable in the BIOS. If you reboot to the BIOS (F2), then select Memory Information. From there see if Memory Sparing, Mirroring, or redundant memory is...
View ArticleRe: xeon x5660 vs e5-2630
Arik010,Unfortunately that is like comparing apples to oranges. The hardware is different between the two. One uses Sandy Bridge technology the other doesn't. So it would be hard to answer that without...
View ArticleRe: Poweredge 1750 Fan speed/noise control fix
I recently got PowerEdge 1750 and I was also annoyed by the noise it made in the beginning. I updated Bios, ESM, everything that the Dell support page offers. It had the dual power supply unit. When I...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
Not sure I understand this answer. Will the Poweredge 2950 run a raid using SATA drives or does it require them to be the more expensive SAS?
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Re: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
The 2950 has a SAS backplane. SAS slots will accept SAS drives (with the uninterrupted connector) OR SATA drives (with the interrupted connector):The break in the SATA drive connector lines up with a...
View ArticleRe: Incorrect time on Server
Yes the system time is accurate and the server is off by 4 minutes again this morning.
View ArticleRe: Incorrect time on Server
just making sure I am clear, the time in the bios is accurate, but the time in the OS is behind by 4 minutes?
View ArticleRe: xeon x5660 vs e5-2630
what details about the configuration you need to know?I thought that the newer sandy bridge should be faster
View ArticleRe: Incorrect time on Server
well, the good news is that I doubt you have a hardware issue, because if it was the RTC, the bios would be off as well. The bad news is that something that is running on your system is causing your...
View ArticleRe: Incorrect time on Server
Yeah I figured once i replaced the battery if the time was still off it would be software related. They have some custom application I think is causing it but tough to prove.
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
Very much appreciate the detail of these replies. This is helping me (and others hopefully) understand this clearly.So can I ask this... my needs are for capturing uncompressed video at around 30 to...
View ArticleRe: R410 BIOS Update fails with "doDepcheck Failed" error
If Daniel's response does not resolve, please try shutting down system gracefully, then remove power for 1 minute, reconnect power (the system should not auto power on at this point), wait until the...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
"You seemed to suggest if using a PERC raid controller I'm locked into them anyway."Not at all. SAS disks are enterprise by default. SATA comes in enterprise-class (generally more expensive, but...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge 1750: setting up the raid
Wow! This is fantastic information. Very much appreciated. Clearly I'll need to make my choices carefully in order to achieve the speed I will need but from what you have provided and from what I...
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