PE T620 Compatible ram list
Hello everyone,I have Dell PE T620 configured with 5pc's x16gb Samsung Ram which has the following details :Samsung 16GB 2Rx4 PCL3-12800R 11-12-E2-D3M393B2G70QH0/1426When I asked the supplier to...
View ArticleAdding PCIe 3.0 card to Poweredge T620
Hello Guys,Can I add PCIe 3.0 card to my Poweredge T620?Thanks for taking a look.[:D]
View ArticleBMC Firmware upgrade on T310 fails, (BMC upgrade to reduce fan noise problem)
Hello,I am trying to fix the noise level generated by my T310.Installing Dell iDRAC6 V2.90 reduces the noise to very acceptable levels.(ESM_FIRMWARE_9GJYW_WIN32_2.90_A00)However, if I reboot my T310,...
View ArticleR710 memory upgrade
I have a R710 in a cluster of 3 that are configured the same. Doing a memory upgrade to 72G using 8G Dual Rank DIMMS. 2 out of 3 worked fine. The third one won't take the upgrade. I know the memory...
View ArticlePoweredge R610 Mixed Memory
Does anyone know if it is recommended to mix the sizes of memory dimms on R610s? I have a pair of R610s and a hand full of 4GB and 8GB dimms that I would like to spread evenly between the 2 to give...
View ArticleDell T20 PowerEdge will only go to Intel Boot Agent and then hangs.
Hi,I have a PowerEdge T20. It was working fine with a SSD disk for windows 10 and another 1TB WD disk for data. I added another disk on which I wanted to install Linux which initially went OK.However...
View ArticleDell UPS 500W find model number
I have a Dell UPS 500W that I need to replace the batteries. The online store has batteries for 3 different models but I can't find the model on the UPS any where. How do I find which batteries to...
View ArticleT20 DisplayPort and Linux
Hi, I've used Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 Linux on a DisplayPort equipped HP laptop with no issues.I am currently using Dell Latitude 7480 with a docking station that has a DisplayPort; that setup drives a...
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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 ArticlePERC H730 and mix of SAS 12Gbps and SATA 6Gbps
Hello everyone,I am looking into having the following arrangement on a PERC H730:1x RAID1 volume w/ (2) 960GB 6Gbps SATA drives1x RAID10 volume w/ (8) 1.8TB 12Gbps SAS drivesShould I expect the whole...
View ArticlePowerEdge T20 ePSA memory test fail
TL;DR - Dell T20 systems work just fine, but ePSA memory test fails with newer BIOS. ePSA memory test passed with old BIOS. Windows memory tests pass with no errors. Here are the details: I am a...
View ArticleMD3000i Controller Issues - Non Optimal Array
Recently my duel controller MD3000i become non-optional, what seems to be to a battery issue in the controller in Slot 1. I took the controller offline, pulled the controller and replaced the battery....
View Articler910 not booting
Hello,i have a R910 motherboard, i have brought it down to min config and it still won't boot.there are red LEDs on the board - 0 and 5 flash red and 1 is solid redwhat do each of the LEDs correspond...
View ArticlePowerEdge R610 E1211 RAID controller battery Failure PERC H700
The front panel display turns yellow and says RAID controller battery failure. Check battery.Reading 47 dozen knowledge base articles has not been a whole lot of help. There is some docs that say...
View ArticleWhy would a server reboot after losing one power supply?
One of our data centers had a power issue over the weekend that affected one of our UPS devices. OMSA shows that input power to PSU2 was lost but PSU1 was fine.However, the servers all rebooted...
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Where does the iDrac get its time if you don't set the NTP server?
Howdy,I know that in the IDrac settings there is a place to turn on Time sync and specify a Time Server. However, if I don't have that turned on, where does the iDrac get its time?We have time sync...
View ArticleDell T20 PowerEdge will only go to Intel Boot Agent and then hangs.
Hi,I have a PowerEdge T20. It was working fine with a SSD disk for windows 10 and another 1TB WD disk for data. I added another disk on which I wanted to install Linux which initially went OK.However...
View Article2 HD blinking Green/orange
Hello,I just check servers from one of my customers, 2 hard drives have LED blinking green/orange. I suppose there is/will be an issue (doc said The server is a PowerEdge R720xd. I used RAID 5, with 6...
View ArticleDell 5600W 230volt Battery part number
Hi, I have a 5600W 230 volt ups but i require a new battery, can anyone tell what part number it is as i'm having difficulty finding it.Thanks
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