Is my RAID configuration optimal for its purpose?
I have a Dell PowerEdge R730 running a single 16-core E5-2630 CPU @ 2.40GHz, 64GB RAM and 7 HDDs connected to a PERC H730P with a 2GB cache.The HDDs consist of the following:2x Seagate ST600MP0005 15K...
View ArticleDell E7440 - seems to be CPU throttling
Hi All, Spent a couple of hours trying to sort my laptop. CPU util - won't budge past 29%. I think I have set all settings to balanced or max.Seemed to change about a week ago.Windows 10 anniv 16GB,...
View ArticleStorage upgrade for Dell PE R430 G13
Hi guys,First question:Is there a list of compatible upgrades for my Dell PER430 G13 server? It is equipped with a PERC H730 Mini...Right now I'm running 8 x 300GB 10K SAS 12Gbps Sector size: 512n,...
View ArticleDifferent Types of RAM
I was looking at buying some RAM for a Dell PowerEdge 710 and was wondering what the differences between PC3-10600, PC3-10600R, PC3-10600H, and PC3L-10600R are...Assuming they're all Registered ECC,...
View ArticleBest BMR for Dell Poweredge upgrade?
Hey guys. A client of mine has the horrible Dell s100/300 raid controller. OMG it's amazingly slow. I want to put a new PERC card in it and some new drives. It's server 2012 and is the main domain...
View ArticleDell R710 / Perc H700 - largest consumer drives ?
I'm just eyeing up my D710 which is currently my Veeam server.it not in warranty any more and my backups are replicated to the cloud.Just curious to know what the is the maximum size drive (pref to WD...
View ArticleDELL PowerEdge T620 PERC H710 Slow Performance
We have a Dell PowerEdge T620 Windows Server 2012 R2 / 128GB and 1 RAID 10 / 16 Drive-146 15K Drives NVIDIA K4000. All drivers and firmware has been updated and all Windows Updates are...
View ArticleUnable to boot
I have an older laptop with Dell Media Direct on it. My wife pushed the "Home" button instead of power when turning it on and now it boots via Dell Media Direct with the message: "Dell MediaDirect...
View ArticleA Celebration of Customer Choice: Dell EMC’s Expanding Partnership!
A Celebration of Customer Choice: Dell EMC’s Expanding Partnership!"Of course, the ones with the biggest reason to celebrate are – as it should be! – our customers. With the merging of the former EMC...
View ArticleDell Precision T3600 won't boot with DIMM3 or DIMM4 populated after CPU upgrade
Hello, I have a T3600 workstation (original configuration of Xeon e5-1607 CPU and 16 GB of RAM (4 x 4GB).) The Tech specification says an E5-2665 8-core processor and up to 64 GB of ram should work, so...
View ArticleWhen to use RAID 5 and RAID 1+0? Physical Server or VM?
I'm going to implement a document imaging system (on premise). Where all documents will be paperless. Initially, documents will be scanned, but in the future, some documents will be in their soft copy...
View ArticleDell Latitude E7270 and E7470 random crash
Dear All,We are a Dell shop. We switched to the new Dell models when they came out. Unfortunately we see issues with these models. Users are reporting that the screen suddenly turns black when they are...
View ArticleServer keeps eating my hard drives!
Okay, maybe not eating.I use a Dell PowerEdge 830 running Windows Server 2003 (Put down those pitchforks!) that hosts Yosemite backup software, which we call Backup server. I use robocopy and...
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DELL USB Stick Protection
Hello Guys,I just wanted to share this with you, as i had a problem re-using DELL usb sticks that came with DELL LAPTOPS, and as they provide the same utility ( windows recovery...) i thought it will...
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my dell poweredge t110 ii has been upgraded from 4 gb to 12 gb and since then certain yellowish light keep blinking even when the server is off . also the 12 gb memory reflect and is working fine but...
View ArticleHow to download Dell Cab files for SCCM
I use the following site to download the latest drivers from Dell:http://en.community.dell.com/techcenter/enterprise-client/w/wiki/2065.dell-command-deploy-driver-pac...However, the links provided on...
View ArticleDell Windows activation on new hard drive
We recently ordered a dell tower. Unfortunately, we weren't able to get one with the exact specs we needed (needed dual NIC and a 2TB drive.) So we ordered these parts separately.The dell shipped with...
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Dell MD3200i "RTC Error: Real-time clock device is not working OK."
Hi,I am seeing this issue on a Dell MD3200i: RTC Error: Real-time clock device is not working OK.along with this:3900 Real-Time Clock01 RT Clock Tick PassedIs this an issue? How can it be resolved?
View ArticleWyse thin client no icons or bar at boot
So i have a user who's original thin client died on them, so I sent them a new one. This new thin client worked fine on my desk, was able to do everything normal with it. Start an RDP session etc.Now...
View ArticleSetting up IDRAC8 on Dell R330 server.
I'm new to set up of IDRAC, it seems that I have to reboot a server running IDRAC in order to set it up, then go to system settings and go from there.Is there anyway to set it up without rebooting?...
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