Processor Upgrade
I have a Dell PowerEdge 1800 with dual 3.6 xeon processors. I was wondering if it is possible to upgrade the processors to quad core? I also have a T300 with a 2.66 quad core processor and I want to...
View ArticleSUSE Linux Enterprise SP1 on Poweredge R620
Hi All, Hope someone might be able to help me. We have some software that needs SUSE Linux Enterprise SP1 (not SP2) and want to be able to install it onto our new PowerEdge R620. Has anyone succeeded...
View ArticleVirtual Network Adaptors with Power Edge R620 with Broadcom NIC's
Hi, I'm preparing a new Hyper-V cluster on 4 R620s with Broadcom nics (BCM57800 and BCM5719). I'm wanting to create a team on the two 10Gb ports (57800), then create two virtual interfaces/vlan...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 Card
Hi all. I have a Dell Poweredge 1800 and a Dell PowerEdge T300 an di want to put a usb 3.0 card in each one but the ones I purchased do not fit. I bought a USB 3.0 PCI-Express card, but after opening...
View ArticleServer List
I have been looking at servers for some time now and am a little confused on whats older and whats newer. Can anyone take the time and type down some servers starting with the Dell PowerEdge 1800 and...
View ArticleInstalling Windows Server 2008 R2 on PE1950
I'm trying to install Windows Server 2008 R2 on a PowerEdge 1950 but not having any luck. First I tried with a regular 2008 OS DVD but the server will not boot on it. Verified the DVD being bootable on...
View ArticlePE 860 and ESXi 4.1U2
I would like to install ESXi 4.1U2 in the PowerEdge 860. It has a SAS 5/iR Adapter. In "support" website, there is no Dell-customized ESXi ISO image for this server model, so I suppose it is NOT...
View ArticlePE 2850, NTDetect failed. No floppy. New to NLite - need assistance
Hi all. Thanks for being willing to help. As I said PE 2850 (2004). Raid 5, physical drives. CD, floppy is present, but no floppy disks. Error upon booting is NTDETECT failed, and boot sequence goes no...
View ArticleDell customised vSphere 5.1
Does anyone from Dell know when the latest vSphere 5.1 will be "Dell Customised" and available for download. Also for a Dell R720 will the Vmware "default" ISO install anyway.
View ArticleInstalling CentOS POWEREDGE 2850
Hello: I was looking for online discussions about issues instaling an OS on DELL 2850 and came across this discussion. My problem is this: I am trying to install centOS 6.2 on a PE 2850 and having...
View ArticlePoweredge T310 Need help installing Win2003
From time to time I get called to help out with IT work at a local HVAC company, and they asked me to setup a new server to replace an older server that was having intermittent motherboard issues...
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PowerEdge R210 gets stuck in BIOS with IPMI BT errors. How to upgrade???
This PowerEdge R210 is behaving ok, the problem comes in only when the box reboots.When it is rebooted from a power failure (e.g. pulling out the power cable and plugging it back in), it gets stuck in...
View ArticleInstalling 32-bit Server 2003 R2 Std on 64-bits Powderedge R710
Hi, As per the subject, I need to downgrade a new PowerEdge R710 64-bit Server 2008 to a 32-bit Server 2003 R2 Std version. So would be the right way of doing it? So far, I've only tried booting up...
View ArticleR810 reboot : "Alert! System fatal error during previous boot..."
Hi, We are trying to send data from one of our appliance through PCIE using one PCIe x4 Gen 2 cable adapter to our R810 server. It is working almost all of the time, however when we reboot the Dell...
View ArticlePowerEdge T110 Can't boot to OpenManage DVD
Hello, I am new to the forum but I have a few questions about a PowerEdge T110 server that I am hoping to get a little bit of help with. The server needs to have a fresh install of Server 2008 Std....
View ArticleR610 servers, installing vmware ESXI 4.1 or 5.1 on SD card
What is the correct procedure for installing vmware ESXI 4.1 or 5.1 on SD card I have done HP servers before(they have a custom build ISO). Do Dell have a custom build ISO for their servers?
View ArticleWindows failed to copy file-2850 PERC Controller
Dear All, One of our Dell 2850 PERC 4e/Di server failed due to a corrupted OS(Windows 2003 standard).It was configured as Raid 1 Controller.After failure I cleard the Raid 1 configuration in BIOS and...
View ArticleCan I install Windows 2008 R2 Server on a PowerEdge 2850?
I have a PowerEdge 2850 server, which when it was originally set up (by someone else) had Windows 2003 R2 on it. However, when they set it up, the partitioned the C: drive with so little space that...
View ArticleFlattening a server to install Windows 2008 R2
I've got a 2850, which did have Windows 2003 R2 installed on it, but the people who set it up did a terrible job of partitioning the HD. (The C: drive has only 10 GB of space, which it ran out of a...
View ArticleCan't download file: Critical Security Update --Dell BMC Firmware, v.2.50,...
Hi, For some reason I am unable to download the latest Dell BMC Firmware for Microsoft Windows from the link below:...
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