Why would S.M.A.R.T be deactivated by default on Opti
I noticed the Opti390 and Opti790 that I order always have the S.M.A.R.T deactivated by default. Is there a disadvantage to have it enabled by default. I would expect that everyone would like to know...
View ArticleMy USB Port is not working
Hi everyone, Am using a Dell N5110 it consist of 3 USB ports, but now 2 USB ports are not working. But when we connect mobile through data cable,the mobile gets charging, but there is no notification...
View ArticleBusiness Solutions you want to hear about from Dell
Received a request for a new SpiceList for "Business Solutions you want to hear about from Dell" and it is now live! So feel free to vote and/or write in your own candidates that you'd love to hear...
View ArticleNew PC ordering options
Just wanted to throw it out there that I'm getting myself in the habit of upgrading my minitowers (Opti 3010's ATM) to accommodate second hard drives. As has been mentioned recently on a thread here,...
View ArticleOur Story: Tracing Dell’s Solutions Heritage with Precision and Michael Dell
As we introduce a new family of Precision mobile workstations today, (http://bit.ly/SShERN) our CEO, Michael Dell, reminisces about Dell's 28-year heritage and how the launch of our first business...
View ArticleThe joys of Memory upgrades for PowerEdge T310
More info than anything else. I've got a PowerEdge T310 from 2009 which is quite happy doing what it's doing running SBS 2008 for 4 clients on 8GB RAM. I went for an upgrade to 16GB as the server is...
View ArticleDell server hardware patches and firwmare upgrade question ?
We have a Dell PowerEdge T610 tower server. Its about 1 year old. Its running windows 2008 R2. We have never upgraded or installed any dell patches to the server from a year. Today when we login to...
View ArticleHow Turn on a dell optiplex 740 motherboard without power button
I recently bought a dell optiplex 740 motherboard to replace my old motherboard. The problem is that my desktop computer (a gateway desktop) have a different power button. I would like to know if...
View ArticleOptiplex AIO9010 Production problems
What's going on with the AIO9010 production at the Mexico plant? I ordered one in mid June, it didn't ship until last week, and when it arrived it was missing the stand. Lastly, it was shipped without...
View ArticleiDRAC 5 in T300 physical installation
I just ordered a iDRAC5 for T300. The box came only with a card and fits in a PCI-E slot. Are there supposed to be ribbon cables also connecting the card to the MB? I usually order my servers with...
View ArticleI need a GOOD Dell Account Rep... Any suggestions?
I'm open to you referring your favorite rep. I need one that understands the need for specifically designed quotes, and last minute orders, and prompt callbacks. Not one that hounds me every 2 days...
View ArticleDELL INSPIRON M5040 that dumps physical memory and displays the bluescreen
well, about last month a client approached me with anew DELL M5040 inspiron that was slow and unresponsive, he told me that it was 2 months since he bought it .He demanded that i change the operating...
View ArticleLocating licenses for dell products
I have several Dell workstations that were bought with Windows XP downgrade licenses - I searched online and the Dell support site does not specify the OS License and I'm tryin to get a report on...
View ArticleDell Wyse reseller in Nebraska?
Anyone know of a good reseller of this product? I'm trying to get some eval units and possible purchase a few to test against bytespeed thinclients. Please feel free to mention some other vendors or...
View ArticleRAM Configuration Dell PowerEdge R710
I just purchased 4 sticks of 16 GB quad rank 1033 mhz memory modules and installed them in my R710 in slots A2, A3, B2, and B3. Server is using Advanced ECC mode. When I boot the server, it recognizes...
View ArticleDell Powervault MD3200i
Lads and Ladies, I have just installed a new Dell SAN, after getting it in place and giving it a name and Static IP im at a loss as to how to get the Storage up and running. We have 12 2Tb drives...
View ArticleI just rolled out 50 Dell Optiplex 790's with a newly created Win 7 image.
I just rolled out 50 Dell Optiplex 790's with a newly created Win 7 image, Intermittently some of the machines go into a no hard drive found error screen with the usual choices F1 to continue, F2 to...
View ArticleDell Powervault 124T LT05 - What is the ethernet connection for?
The user guide for the Powervault 124T LT05 shows that you connect an ethernet cable from the powervault into an available ethernet port on the host server. Why?? What does this do? You are already...
View ArticleDell printer shows Load Tray 1 A4 024-965 when trying to printer letter
One of my clients has a dell 3110cn. When they try to print from their citrix desktop that hosts some of their applications the printer shows: Load Tray 1 A4 024-965 on the console readout. I've...
View ArticleWhere oh where did Dell disappear to?
Anyone who knows me has heard me rant about Dell’s horrible customer service, limited product and useless website. We have been actively moving away from Dell for over a year now but due to them...
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