Disk Speeds
Hi,I note the following:NOTE: The default setting for Disk Cache Policy for virtual disks based on SATA drives is Enabled; and for virtual disks based on SAS drives is Disabled.Why is the SAS cache...
View ArticleR210 showing powerup diags 1 and 4
I have an R210 server that was built from a barebones chassis from eBay. The PS/Ram/CPU/MB were also bought on eBay. My question is this: IS there *any* other item from the above list that could cause...
View ArticleCan't install new OS on Dell PowerEdge 750/850/2850
Hey everybody,I recently purchased 14x server computers for a grand total of $50 altogether. Now, the computers are a mix of HP Proliants and Dell PowerEdges. I'm no expert at server computers, so...
View ArticleDell 2162DS KVM - Inner Rail Kit
Hi all,I have a Dell 2162DS KVM Switch that works well enough. While it has inner rails attached, I am trying to figure out which inner rack rail set I need to install. I have a Dell square-hole 42U...
View ArticleError en servidor Power Edge R820
El servidor presenta un error en el DSET:A runtime critical stop occurred.A bus fatal error was detected on a component at slot 2.A bus fatal error was detected on a component at bus 64 device 2...
View ArticleNeed iso Win2003 to reinstall my PowerEdge T2800
Hi all,i have to reinstall my poweredge t2800 with windows server 2003 using original oem license code but i haven't any cd/dvd.can i download what i need from dell website?thank you in advanceValerio
View ArticlePowerEdge R530 RAM
I'm planning to buy the PowerEdge R530 rack server but I was wondering how many pins the RAM modules need. Does someone know this? I tried to find an answer on my own but couldn't find it anywhere.
View ArticlePower Edge R310 Is reading External Hard disks as 127 GB
Hi,We recently purchased a Dell R310 box and inserted 4 external hard disks each 1TB. But the bios is only reading 127 GB in each. How do I go about this?
View ArticleSAS 5/iR HDD replacement procedure
Hi!Where can I find the procedure for replacing a failed HDD on a SAS 5/iR controller?
View ArticleiDRAC6 Console connection error tried everything
So i have been browsing around google and the Dell forums to find a solution to this but i am close to returning the server.I have a Dell r710 with 24GB of RAM, 2 Quad 2.27GHz processors, the BIOS and...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R710 intermittent network slowness on Broadcom BCM5709C...
Sometimes there is network slowness (connected 1GB) while transferring files in network from one server to Dell R710. The transfer drops from 100-90 Mbps to 6-15Mbps and after sometime recovers itself....
View ArticleDell PowerEdge T620 - Offline or Missing Virtual Drives - Foreign...
I have a Dell PowerEdge T620 with four drives in RAID 5.I am currently getting the following errors when trying to boot -Foreign configuration(s) found on adapter...There are offline or missing drives...
View ArticleAlert and or log changes to idrac snmp alerts
Is there a way to alert on changes to the idrac snmp alerts, such as disabling an alert?Does a log show this activity?Thanks!
View ArticleDiagnostic Error Code: 4400-146 [Need help diagnosing hard drives]
So I currently have a few drives in my Dell PowerEdge R610 server, when I boot into the UEFI and try to run diagnostics on the hard drives I get this error. This error does not happen when I run the...
View ArticleR210 showing powerup diags 1 and 4
I have an R210 server that was built from a barebones chassis from eBay. The PS/Ram/CPU/MB were also bought on eBay. My question is this: IS there *any* other item from the above list that could cause...
View ArticleError code 2000-0151
Good Day.Can anybody help me with an error I am getting on a Dell R520 server. It puts one of the drives in a BLOCKED state and after doing a drive diagnostic I am given the following error for this...
View ArticleOS not started after replacing 1 disk in Dell R720 raid 5 build with 8 disk.
Dear all,can someone advice on this?<Please put relevant information in your post, not just the title. Copying title into post for readability:"OS not started after replacing 1 disk in Dell R720...
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Lifecycle controller FTP Firmware update failing
When I attempt to update the firmware via Licecycle ctonroller FTP option to simply the default of 'ftp.dell.com' all I get is "Connecting to FTP server to download the catalog" for about 5 minutes and...
View Articleembedded sas6i/r on PowerEdge410 disc upgrade
Hi all! Hopefully you can help the volunteer"ed" I.T. guy!Running CentOS 5.11 on a PowerEdge410 (service tag: <removed>) in smallish retail business. We are using old Titan enterprise "Point of...
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Degraded RAID 1 Array
Hi,I have a Dell Power Edge that is indicating a degraded RAID 1 array. The physical drives have the following status:Drive 0:0, Online, capacity 465.75GB, Used RAID Disk Space: 465.75GB Available...
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