Re: PowerEdge 2950: floppy drive support?
I tried the new drivers (R168600) which come up as for Windows 2000. I get to the exact same spot waiting for Drive A.I will order the floppy drive today. Hopefully will be here end of the week and...
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Did you try the F6 utility, it should work. (sorry, I didnt read all the thread)
View ArticlePoweredge RAID battery.
I'm wondering if anyone can help me with this. You see, I've got some spare batteries, part number G3399. I know Lithium Ion batteries have a shelf life of just a few years, and my question is, where...
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These were last used on our 8th generation servers (1800, 1850. 2800, 2850); we are now at the 12th generation. The barcode number probably contains the part number and maybe a date code. The...
View ArticleR710 Fans on High
Lost power over the weekend, long enough to drain the UPS that protects the server.The UPS basically pulled the plug on the server. When it rebooted, it did not boot. On the console was"iDRAC6...
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French,I would like to start with removing AC Power for 30 seconds. After that then re-apply the power BUT wait 2 minutes to power the server up. If that fails then lets clear the NVRam in the server....
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge M710HD blade Max supported memory size with single CPU
Hi Dev Mgr,Thanks for your message, My HW details are as below:Bios: 1.0.3System memory type: ECC DDR3Memory operation mode: optimizer modeI insert 16GB 4RX$ PC3L - 8500R -7-10-F0 in 8 slot it suppose...
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge M710HD blade Max supported memory size with single CPU
Hi Dev Mgr,6 slot with 16 gb memory with one CPU works fine so please ignore my last message.Binaya
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge M710HD blade Max supported memory size with single CPU
Dev Mgr,One more question, why it only support 6 Dimms any special reason. It means with single processor and 16 GB memory we only can populate up to 96 GB of memory.Binaya
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge M710HD blade Max supported memory size with single CPU
Since the Intel Xeon 5500 series, the memory controller is in the CPU. So the dimmslots next to each CPU socket are connected to the memory controller in that CPU. So if a socket doesn't have a CPU,...
View ArticleRe: Dell CS24-SC Drivers
Sorry to Necropost, but these have recently come up in bulk on EBay.After purchasing, and configuring one I'd like to help any future viewer of this thread.The drivers for the controller....
View ArticleRe: PowerEdge M710HD blade Max supported memory size with single CPU
Dev MgrThanks a lot for your prompr tesponse and it really help me to fix the issue.RegardsBinaya
View ArticleRe: Dell C6100 BMC / BIOS HELP
UpdateThese old model C6100 server nodes have mezzanine HBA LSI SAS1068E that supposed to sync with SATA 2.0 - 3GbpsHowever, mine were synchronizing only to SATA 1 - 1.5Gbps.There were no firmware...
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1950 Battery Status
Hi - we have a PE1950, approximately 4 years old, with a DRAC5 card installed. In the DRAC interface, the batteries both show as 'good' (see screengrab). We also monitor this server with BMC Portal,...
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Tim Fawcett,I would start by verifying that the ESM and the Perc controller are up to date.This is the current ESM version - www.dell.com/.../poweredge-1950What controller is installed? The PErc 5/i,...
View ArticleRe: General Ghetto Modification Questions
I had four of these running in my front room for a few weeks before selling them. I never really noticed them (other than turning the TV up a few notches) until I turned them off, which makes you...
View ArticleRe: Is it total backplane failure or all disks have failed
If it were me (and feel free to blaze your own trail), at this point, I would simply backup my data (bit-level and file-level), test the drives, throw away any that fail, then create a new array with...
View ArticleRe: General Ghetto Modification Questions
Four of these? I'm lucky just to get the one. Cheers, man. Glad to see where there are still forums where people can still ask questions without serious ridicule. I'll report back after i secure the unit.
View ArticleRe: General Ghetto Modification Questions
I also got some for cheap too (about $60 each, without drives), and sold them for between $1200-1500 each :)Yeah, let us know what happens.
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