Half a laptop screen not showing and screen looks squashed in.
Hi there, i have a laptop lattidude that is only show half the screen of laptop, the black light seem to appear on the right side but with no picture, only picture on left hand side. Laptop on...
View ArticleGX280 Solid amber light and loud fan.
Got a dell gx280 here with a solid amber light and a loud fan as soon as you turn it on, nothing displays on the screen.
View ArticleDell Lease management
Is there any way for me to see if certain computers are still on lease? I do not manage the lease contracts but I'm trying to update our inventory to mark what is owned and what is leased. My first...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge 2950 SATA Raid Array
I am needing to increase the disk space in my backup server. It currently has 6x1TB SATA drives. I'm looking at replacing these with 6x2TB SATA drives. Can I pull these (Hot Swap) one at a time and...
View ArticleArray Manager shows VxSvc_PercPro failed controller 0, array disk 0:0 (Srv boot)
During reboot of server we receive a message Mergecat Data Execution Prevention immediately after the Array manager shows VxSvc_PercPro Perc 4/SC Controller 0, Array Disk 0:0 failed I believe this is...
View ArticleDell Latitude E6500
Had to replace hard drive. Inserted win XP CD, got to message to press any key to boot from cd, goes to blank screen. Also tried it with Dell reinstallation CD, same results. Any ideas?
View ArticleI have a dell studio laptop 1735 has issues as dvd drive keeps crashing
I replaced the dvd drive 5 months ago and it has the same system failure as before. Model of replacement from Dell is DVD Writer Model TS - T633 is it time to just replace the laptop or should I...
View ArticleDell Latitude On Flash - Modify, upgrade or hack?
I have recently received a Latitude E4310 with Latitude On Flash. I think its brilliant. Works out of the box, so far web browsing has worked seamlessly and it even plays video from youtube and BBC...
View ArticleUPS for Dell XPS Studio 9000
The batch of new Dell XPS Studio 9000 workstations we recently purchased does not work with a standard "inexpensive" UPS (under $200). It appears to require a UPS capable of generating a "true...
View ArticleWhat is the Life Span of Dell Printer?
I have a few Dell network printers on my network. I'd like to estimate their life span based on print count. This seems like something that has probably been documented somewhere, but I can't seem to...
View ArticleSetting up DRAC on a Poweredge 1650
I have a Dell Power edge 1650. It has the wrench port on the back, so I assume it has a DRAC II-III card installed. I have installed the Open manager software. Beyond that I am not sure what to do. I...
View ArticlePowerEdge R710 supported number of users
I am in the market for a new terminal server. I am currently set out to buy the PowerEdge R710.. I would like to know.. how can I tell how many users one of these servers would usually be able to...
View ArticleDell servers power consumption
Has anyone done any type of Power edge energy usage analysis. Looking in the direction of Virtual from a physical environment. Not having a lot of luck finding info on dell servers.
View ArticleVxSvc_PercPro 4/SC Controller 0, Array Disk 0:0 failed. How Do I Initialize HDD
Power Edge 1600SC I recently removed the failed drive (very noisy, easy to detect) my companys Win2K3 server is still running and after installing new drive I need to Initialize it but don't want to...
View ArticleSlowness with a PowerEdge T310
Gang, my brain hurts from trying to figure out the issue with this new server I've rolled out. It's a PowerEdge T310 with a 2.4ghz quad core Xeon, 4GB RAM, 4 - 500GB SAS HDDs in RAID 10 running...
View ArticleDell 3424 Command Line
Hi all, I am trying to find a command line list and any info that would be helpful in configuring a Dell 3424 using the command line. The wizard works fine but I would like to learn the command line...
View ArticleAfter adding a Dell M610 blade, how do I get CMC access on it?
I have a PowerEdge M1000e, with 4 m610 blades in. We just bought 2 more blades, I slid them in. I'm in the web interface for the chassis and I'm trying to figure out why the new blades show, but I...
View ArticleReplace Dell PE 2950 3.5x4 Backplane with 3.5x6
I wanted to see if anyone has had any experience replacing a Dell PE 2950 3.5x4 backplane with a 3.5x6 backplane? I need to get two more drives in this server and my backplane is the limiting factor....
View ArticleWho is the Dell Laptop Owner
Recently I purchased a used laptop from the person who import laptops from Singapore. The laptop is under warranty, so I want to transfer the ownership to my name. I contacted the shop from which I...
View ArticleDell BIOS Password Generator
http://dogber1.blogspot.com/2010/05/dell-2a7b-keygen.html Got a dell laptop with the notorious -595B or -2A7B that's locked? Finally found a utility that generates the master passwords for it. Been...
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