Dell PowerEdge 750 turning itself off
I have a Dell PowerEdge 750 that keeps shutting down at random times. It has happened twice now in the last week with no apparent reason. The server has been running fine for years and no changes have...
View ArticleDell Poweredge 2950 Mark II vs Mark III
I have 2 servers, one is a Mark II with 2.5" bays the other is a Mark III with 3.5" bays. Current the Mark III is being used as our NAS for backups (it has a 6x2Tb drives in a RAID 6 config). The Mark...
View ArticlePurchase Dell in Mexico or Ship from US
Hello Spiceheads Just looking for options and comments from those who deal with Dell in Mexico. I have a devision in Mexico that on occasion needs new equipment. Usually its 1 or 2 pieces. Lately have...
View ArticleDell Next Business Day Warranty is a joke
Client paid for Next Business Day On-Site warranty. They take a couple days to ship the part, then 24 hours for the tech to call, then wait more to get someone to come out. Next Business Day, in Dell...
View ArticleDell reseller requires website? advice?
I am trying to setup a reseller account and need to get a site up to get approval. I have office 365 but not sure what all I need to put on the site. Any idea how I can get a site up on my own quick?...
View ArticleUpgrading Dell R410 from S100 to PERC 6I?
Im looking to upgrade our R410 to hardware RAID. Currently it just has two drives connected via SATA and S100 Can someone tell me which parts are needed for an upgrade? I cant tell the difference...
View ArticleDell Server requirements
HI Guys The time is come that I need to upgrade our office server. Currently we are running a Dell R710 rack mount. I was looking at replacing the Dell with the latest R720. the specs for the new...
View ArticleDell Licensing Difficulty
I have been having some trouble with Dell ASAP. We renewed some VMWare licensing with them back in September. They quickly sent an invoice, but never sent any documentation on the licensing. I have...
View ArticlePrecision 490 - loud as hell
Why are all my Precision 490 loud as hell? The fans make more noise like a hurricane than good for anything. I installed Win 7, used Win Vista drivers. But even in BIOS you can't speak/listen next to...
View ArticleDell PowerEdge R710 - Corrupted Drive
My main NVR server just lost a data volume. I was shutting it down for regular maintenance, then the video server software says a data store is missing. The drive it was on still shows up as being...
View ArticleDell dual Raid Controllers
Hey guys,Dell has an option of getting dual PERC H710Ps. What is the advantage of having dual RAID Controllers? Is the second controller a backup, or are the controllers Active/Active? Thanks for...
View ArticleBest way for US-based Dell partner to buy for a customer in Canada?
I'm a Dell partner in the US, and I have a friend in Canada that's opening an office and will need a server and about a dozen PCs.What's the best/easiest/cheapest way to get him the hardware without...
View ArticleDell Precision M4800 - Graphics card issues Quadro K2100
Recently bought a Dell Precision M4800 and I'm having issues with the GPU, which is an Nvidia Quadro K2100. There are flickering and artifacts across the top of the display during playback, especially...
View ArticleDell Next Business Day Warranty frustrations!
Client paid for Next Business Day On-Site warranty. They take a couple days to ship the part, then 24 hours for the tech to call, then wait more to get someone to come out. Next Business Day, in Dell...
View Articlee6400 bios password reset
I purchased on ebay an e6400 lap top. Went to change bios and it is passworded. Can you please send me a password reset.
View ArticleDell Poweredge T310 Perc S110
Hi,I have a server running Windows 2008 with a RAID 10 configured within the Perc S100.The RAID 10 consists of 4 (500gb ) drivesIn the controller bios it showed the following per the attachment.I then...
View ArticleQuestion about Dell MD3000i
considering the Dell MD3220i for my first HyperV server role out. Has anyone used the product and how does it perform? I will be running 2 VM's and utilizing iSCSI to the storage unit. any thoughts or...
View ArticleDell 3300 ESA
Hi guys, We have relatively recently installed a new Dell ESA 3300 device to monitor and block spam etc for our email server...which is working great! The question is, we also pay for hosted exchange,...
View ArticleDell Open Manage Temperature Log
Is there a way to see a log of the temperatures read by Dell's Open Manage Server Administrator? We had a "temperature event" and I want to know when it was.
View ArticleBoth LEDs on harddrives for r900 Poweredge are solid green?
Just replaced 4 drives in a r900 last week and since then, both of the indicator LEDs have stayed on with an occasional blinking or two.I have referenced this spiceworks thread...
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