No USB boot option on PE T110 II
New PowerEdge T110 II, can not install Windows 2012 r2 via bootable USB thumb drive.BIOS 2.8.0 does not recognize USB thumb drives, Tried in front ports, back ports and internal ports. Tried 3...
View ArticleDetect network hardware causes iDRAC to disconnect
I have a Dell Poweredge R610 server which is connected to a 10.0.0.0/29 network. This server has iDRAC enterprise and the NIC selection set to shared with static IP address 10.0.0.6.I'm trying to...
View Articleadditional SATA power on T630
Hello,I would like to put an 8 bay ICY Dock in the 5.25inch top bay. There seems to be only 1 sata power connection on the motherboard. Anyone have solutions?Thanks,Alan
View ArticleCannot configure StarTech PEXSAT32 in a PE-T20
I'm trying to configure a StarTech PEXSAT32 2-port internal SATA controller installed in a PE-T20. I need to configure the controller for RAID 1 support on a matched pair of 1 TB Seagate HDDs....
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iDRAC6 on R510+win2012r2 x64
Hello everyone! I installed windows server 2012 on r510, then updated the drivers and firmware (SUU-32_15.07.200.30.iso). When I connect to the iDRAC (IE, chrome) is not showing the correct system name...
View ArticlePoweredege T320 memory upgrade help
Hi , I need info on how to upgrade the RAM on my T320.Config is: Xeon E5 1410 @ 2.8GHZ single processorCurrently has 16GB of Ram 4x4GB modules (UDIMM)I would like to get 2x16GB and bring it up to 48GB...
View ArticlePE710 not accepting BIOS update
PE710 not accepting BIOS update -Monitoring software states:: Our monitoring agent has discovered that the SMBIOS data is absent.Dell OpenManage Software states:: Dell BIOS - No Version number -...
View ArticleAdd hotspare on Poweredge T430
Hi,I have a Poweredge T430 with a PERC H330, I add another drive to have it like hotspare. I did all the step and the drive show ready in the physical disk, now when I go to the Virtual disk 0 and try...
View ArticleSetting up a Dell PowerEdge R900
How do install Windows server 2008 R2 Datacenter to my Dell PowerEdge R900. If someone could give me step by step help that would be amazing as im new to servers. Ive just bought this thing and done...
View ArticleNo power on m1000e
I installed a m1000e into a rack and plugged in all of the PSUs to the PDU. The AC lights are on but the DC lights on the PSU are not. Nothing comes on but there is a "no CMC found" error on the LCD...
View Articlelifecycle controller ftp proxy issue
Hi.I've got a couple of dell servers with lifecycle controller in our datacenters.When I'm trying to do a firmware upgrade from ftp.dell.com I've noticed it's connecting to 2 ip addresses on ftp...
View Articledell c6100 xs23-ty3 - problem with one of the nodes
Hello,I have this server dell c6100 xs23-ty3 and yesterday one of the nodes shut off, now I can power it back on and it starts to boot then shuts off again.It's odd because the second node on the same...
View ArticleFailsafe voltage error & onboard regulator failed R610
Hi all,I need your help...!!!!!!The thing is that the server had this errors on the display and it wont turn on.i checked on forums and there says that the problem is on the motherboard and it needs to...
View ArticleM600, M610 iDRAG is NOT READY
After moving our BLADES to new office we have several blades with unknown TAG, with Health status OK and in the same time:Power StateUnavailablePower Consumption0 WHealthUnavailablePower Allocated0...
View ArticleSet up 4 drives, only 2 RAID 0 on Dell R610
I have a Dell R610 with RAID Perc H700I have 4 SSD drives, I only want 2 x 128GB RAID 0, the other 2 physical. I'm in the raid config, but cannot figure out how to make the 2 x 512GB visible, They only...
View ArticlePE 2950 - High Pitch Squeal???
I've been using this sever for a couple of years without any issues until I moved from Atlanta to Florida. The unit was packed and moved very carefully and there were no incidents during the trip like...
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Dell Power Edge 2950 iii Ram Temps high?
Hello,I have a dell r200 1u and ram temps are much lower then the 2u Dell 2950 3rd gen ram. It's weird because the server has 4 fans and there blowing right at the ram. Its like every other stick of...
View ArticlePowerEdge SC 1435 Memory
I have a PowerEdge SC 1435 and I would like do upgrade its memory. According Kingston's site, the recommended model is KTD-PE6950. Why I can't use the KVR667D2D4P5K2 model? Is there another model of...
View ArticleVRTX 1600 watt PSU voltage
This may be a silly question and maybe this isn't the best place to ask this, but I really don't feel like calling in to Dell right now. I just want to confirm if the 1600w power supplies on the Dell...
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