Dell refurb PC windows restore media
I got a referb Dell Vostro 270S system from a client that has a failed hard drive. He had an HDD from a system that the mainboard failed on and we parted out for spares. The old HDD spun up, but...
View ArticleEqualLogic Firmware Success and Failure
We upgraded the firmware via the preferred method (Group Manager) but only one controller was successfully upgraded to 7.1.8. The other controller is still at 7.1.7. When we attempt to reinstall the...
View ArticleWindows 10, XPS13, docking station
Ok a lot of you probably have seen many of my posts battling with this laptop and Windows 10. I think I've narrowed down the issue to the docking station, which docks with USB. Our president just...
View ArticleDocked dell laptop - incorrect power adapter error
A dell laptop connected to a dell docking station with the proper powered adapter. The laptop will give the error that the incorrect power adapter is connected.Answer: Update the BIOS to the latest...
View ArticleDell E6400 password reset
Hi Guys, ive just put my sons HDD in my old dell and ive forgotten the bios password. It works fine with mine but i need to alter settings for his to become compatible. The System Number is...
View ArticleHA for DELL R820
Hi Spiceheads,I would like to know how can I setup HA for our Dell R820, I'm unable to find a proper document to do it.We have a Dell R820, which is running on Windows Server 2012 R2 and this server is...
View ArticleDell and EMC sign an agreement!
I am very excited to post a link to this official press release: Michael S. Dell, MSD Partners and Silver Lake Lead Transaction to Combine Dell and EMC, Creating Premier End-to-End Technology...
View ArticleDell buys EMC for a fistfull of dollars
well $ 67 bn. Didn't know they still had that much in the coffers.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34505553
View ArticleWhich SAS-Controller for DELL PowerEdge R710?
Hi community,i want to use a "leftover" DELL Poweredge R710 for backup-purposes (Windows Server 2012 R2 Std, Hyper-V, Veeam 8). TheR710actually hasno SAS-Controller, because we used fibre-channel SANs...
View ArticleDell Acquires EMC in Largest Deal in Tech History - What does this mean for us?
I'm sure you've read about this $67 billion acquisition by now, but here's Tech Crunch's coverage of it:http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/12/dell-buys-emc-for-67b-in-largest-deal-in-tech-history/What I...
View ArticleVent: Dell Latitude E6440 DOA, then broken worse by on-site tech
It has been years since I had a new Dell system arrive DOA--and by years, I mean 10+--but I don't order a huge number with only 50 employees.That said: while under major time pressure to get a new...
View ArticlePowerEdge R610 - several things me the team would like to know
Hi all,The tech team is trying to do a fresh OS installation on an R610, but the disc drive won't open. How do we determine whether this is because the disc drive is defective or the server simply...
View ArticleDell Optiplex 580 PXE Boot
Are these systems to old for pxe boot? I have the NIC set to boot first but it doesn't even detect WDS. I know WDS is working though. These are old computers but they are good enough for very basic stuff.
View ArticlePress Release: Dell and CDW Expand Partnership!
I am excited to post second press release for the day: Dell and CDW Expand Partnership to Make All Dell Solutions Available in North America, Europe and Asia:...
View ArticleNetvault 10 LTO autoloader tape usage
Okay, one quick question:We have a TL2000 autoloader with two LTO6 tape drives and netvault randomly loads tapes to store the backup sets (there are about thirty small, about 500GB, backup sets, which...
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Dell buys EMC, VMware responds
For who may not know, EMC owns majority share of VMware. So basically EMC owns VMware. With Dell buying EMC now Dell owns majority share of VMware.I just got this email below from VMware today about...
View ArticleE6440 Battery issues
We use a range of Dell laptops. What I have noticed in the last few weeks is that 3 batteries from the E6440 model have stopped taking a charge. I can concede that it may be a coincidence, but these...
View Article"Dell" Hybrid SSD Drives Crashing
I have had nothing but bad experiences with these supposed 500GB "Dell" Hybrid SSD hard drives which are actually just crappy Seagate Laptop Thin SSDs. I have had 3 so far that have crashed on me for...
View ArticleDell R420 with PERC H310 - No RAID??
Hi, I'm having an issue with an old Dell R420. We're re-using it as a member server and the configuration it had on it has been completely erased. I've booted into the configuration utility and created...
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