Best way to buy Dell?
Does anyone know if Dell has anything close to what was in the Dell Consultant Network for smaller consultants? I manage a dozen different individual companies that have all be buying Dell for a long...
View ArticleTrying to install Windows server 2016 on Dell PowerEdge 2850
I was given an old 2850 to mess around with, and since I’m going to server 2016 classes next month I thought I would try to install it on old hardware. I had trouble getting the 2850 to boot from usb....
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Cloudy Screen on Laptop
I have couple year old DELL laptop. When the display is white or has white/bright colors, there are these cloudy rings visible in the middle of the screen. When there is a night sky or darker display,...
View Articleemc vnx 5300
Hello team. I hope you all doing OK.I have a question regarding an EMC VNX 5300. If someone could kindly take a look... would be much appreciated.We've got an issue with one SPS (A). It got faulty....
View ArticleRaid card shows error but compute scanned it and its fine
I have an R710 server with and H700 Raid card with raid 1 on my data. It showed orange on the server so I took it out and scanned it on a windows 10 computer and it said there were no errors. I...
View ArticleDell Poweredge R740 Raid Configuration
Hey all, So i've got some Dell R740's that i'm due to start configuring, how do I get Raid setup? I've already updated the firmware and tried Dells suggested method which is to go to the life cycle...
View ArticleSlow Excel after update to 1709 on Optiplex 7050
First off, I am aware of the Realtek driver update to supposedly fix an issue with slow excel as reported...
View ArticleAlerts for when new bios/drivers are available through Dell by mode/tag number?
Hello! I've successfully set up a script to run across a network that runs dell command | update, and am now trying to figure out a good schedule for it. One of my options is to run as needed, so I am...
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Dell MD3420: Question regarding firmware update
Hey everybody,I've installed a new Dell MD3420 storage in one of our remote sites last week.The array serves as shared storage for a two node HyperV failover cluster consisting of two Dell R530 servers...
View ArticleKVM type switch to share Zero Client and PC
I have the following Clear Cube Zero client with two DVI ports and 4 USB ports connected to View Desktop in our dev environment Dell Wyse Zero Client with a DVI and Display Port and 4 USB ports...
View ArticleInspiron line and TPM
I am looking for 17" laptops for use at the front desk of a couple of our 1-2 day per week office locations. Because we are a medical office, I need TPM on these systems. I was looking at an Inspiron...
View ArticleIntel P3700 with M620 in VRTX?
Hi All, Like many, I have been struggling with SSD performance in our VRTX, so am looking at the PCIE route to deliver performance for RDS and other real-time workloads. Having spent/wasted lots of...
View ArticleDo you think your workplace would benefit from PCaaS?
As an IT pro, managing PCs from day-to-day can leave little space for innovation in the workplace, as well as focusing on other tasks needing your attention. PC as a Service (PCaaS) has been available...
View ArticlePower supply upgrade Dell R710
I recently installed a USB 3 PCI card on my Dell R710 server. At the same time I loaded a fileserver (VM) and 2 extra 4 tb hard drives for the data. When it booted up it told me that the power...
View ArticleDell Vostro Startup Fail With Several displays
Hello I need some help with Vostro 3250 i`m already trying to troubleshoot what`s with this PC,So i had to reinstall system on this machine and i got this situationi have some displays 12 inch, 19...
View ArticleDell R740 HBA
All,Dell can be very hit or miss on a lot of their accessories. Due to the numerous times we have had issues with Addon cards etc, we now only buy Dell addon cards that say they are compatible with the...
View ArticleDell PE 720 bios update failed due to "creation of dynamic partition failure"
I'm updating BIOS of my Dell PE 720 from version 2.2.3 to version 2.7.0 and get the error message :"Execution status:'Creation of dynamic partition failed' "When I installed Lifecycle (not thru iDrac...
View ArticleMoving from Single Assignment storage to Multiple Assignment storage
Has anyone ever moved from Single Assignment to Multiple Assignment in a live environment? I have a VRTX with two blades each assigned their own virtual disk. Unfortunately I thought I would easily...
View ArticleProcessor setting on Dell R710
I have a couple of Dell R710 servers that I just now noticed don't have the processors 64 bit support, HyperThreading, or Demand Base Switching enabled. One server has E5540 processors and the other...
View ArticleProblem with R710 processor
I have 2 Dell R710 servers that have been working OK but one is very slow and I happened to notice in the Basic information (accessed by right-click on THIS PC in the file explorer that the E5620...
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