Windows 2008 Server R2 won't load on Power Edge R820
I have a new server and I'm trying to set up Windows 2008 Server R2 on it.I've tried the following with a Windows DVD.1. Used the Life Cycle controller to install 2008 R2 both with UFEI and BIOS...
View ArticleWhat minimal privileges for a user to use OMSA to check ESXi 4.1 server...
I have several Dell PowerEdge servers in which I have installed VMware ESXi 4.1 (free licences). Inside them, I have installed the OM-SrvAdmin-Dell-Web-xxxx-VIB things to let OMSA to access it...
View ArticleWindows server 2003 installation issue on Poweredgeedge R510
Hi,I am installing Windows server 2003 R2 SP2 32 bit on R510 server.its giving me the error the harddisk is not present .....................How ever previously i installed successfully windows server...
View ArticlePoweredge 6850 for Server 2012 64Bit - Display (Video) Drivers
Hi there,My sincere apologize if I am posting in the incorrect forum.I have Dell PowerEdge 6850. I want to install display drivers for my server running server 2012 64 bit. I am dell does not support...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server will not...
Web server had been online running fine, and then stopped serving up the website. Did a restart (several actually) could not login anymore and received this message “At least one service or driver...
View ArticleInstalling a Non-Server OS to a Dell Poweredge 2850
Hello everyone.I was wondering how I could go about installing an operating system, specifically Windows 7 or Windows XP, onto my server. I understand that they aren't made for the server, but I'd like...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 1950 server running Windows 2000 Advanced Server lost RAID...
Earlier this year with the help of this forum I created an SMTD DVD that was used on the above mentioned server. The server has been up and running until a few days ago as it can no longer find the...
View Articlebattery missing can fail the os?
i bought an poweredge 2950 || and I just installed the centos but the battery is missing its any way wich i can run the centos? i see here the battery is not currently will actually run in wright...
View ArticleHyper-V 2012 guest VM activation
Hi, We recently purchased new Dell kit including 3 x PowerEdge R720 servers and 2 x Equallogic SANs. We are running Hyper-V 2012 as hypervisor. The 3 Dell servers came with Windows Server 2012...
View ArticleInstalling windows 7 on a poweredge 650
I've got a dell poweredge 650. and wondering if I am able to install windows 7 on it? Is there anything important that I need to know about? Thank you
View ArticlePE2650 Ubuntu "boot device not available"
Hello everyone,Yesterday I bought an older PowerEdge 2650 server off craigslist, it was tested and all the hardware works on it. The guy said that he could load Ubuntu on it for $25, I opted to do it...
View ArticlePowerEdge 840 - Windows Server 2008 R2 - Can´t update drivers
Hi everyone, I have a PowerEdge 840 running Windows Server R2.Sorry for my ignorance. I am new with Servers. I am intern in IT´s company and my co-worker asked me to install Windows Server 2008 R2 and...
View ArticleWindows Server 2012 Standard activation
I just purchased PowerEdge T110 II with Windows 2012 Standard OS.Does it come with OS preinstalled? is activation required? Last time I bought Dell it was Dimenstion 8400 with Window XP that was tied...
View ArticleInstalling Hyper-V 2012 on T420: "we couldn't create a new partition or...
Trying to install Hyper-V (bare metal hypervisor, not a role) on T420 with PERC H710, getting an error message:"We couldn't create a new partition or locate an existing one. For more information, see...
View ArticleHyper-v 2012 on USB/SD Card for R610
As Microsoft declares that Hyper-v Server 2012 on an SD card is only supported when done by an OEM, do Dell supply the necessary card/stick/download? Or is everyone just doing it themselves not...
View ArticleInstalling Solaris Server in DEll Poweredge 2950
I have a DELL PowerEdge 2950 server and it has windows installedI want to install SOlaris x86 OS on the server.For that i press on f11 and go to boot..When i press enter for IDE CD ROm, it...
View ArticleUpdate PERC in Poweredge R720 / 32 bit drivers on 64 bit OS
I would like to update drivers and firmware in PERC in DELL Poweredge R720.I download file:...
View ArticleDell power edge T620 RAID configuration and OS installation
Hi,We have DELL T620 poweredge server my client want to configure it RAID and istall new OS 2008 on it But server DVD has been lost.I told him i an alternative way to configure RAID without Server...
View ArticlePowerEdge R720 SD Card Default Boot
I've installed ESXi on 2 Poweredge R720 servers on the internal SD card modules but I cannot find in the BIOS options where to set it to automaitically boot to the SD Card slot. I'd hate to have to...
View ArticlePowerEdge T610: Wakealarm can be set up to one day. Why?
I have CentOS 6 Linux installed on my PowerEdge T610 server.After examination of ACPI capabilities of the server hardware Linux kernel reports the following:kernel: rtc0: alarms up to one day, y3k, 242...
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