Dell Optiplex 960 won't turn on...
The power button turns orange and the only diagnostic light is an orange 3. Both last only as long as the power button is held. Nothing else happens internally or externally. Any ideas?
View ArticleDell Service tags via command line
Is there a way to get Dell's service tag numbers via command line or else. Remotely. Thanks. Alex.
View ArticleDell Inspiron Laptop won't boot past Dell Splash Screen...Continuous loop
As the title suggests, the laptop is in a continous cycle and will not boot. I've tried reseating and swap ram. I pulled the battery and held the battery down for 30+sec as suggested online, but...
View ArticleDell inspirion shutdown issue
I bought dell inspirion n5110 and after some time the laptop wont shutdown neither go to sleep. it just shuts the display and light on power button is on and it consumes battery. i tried to install new...
View ArticleCannot access my Dell E6400-put in password as well as my access name-no good
Cannot access my Dell E6400-put in password as well as my access name-how do I get into change my password - have only played with the Dell once some time ago and cannot find the password - Oooops' -...
View ArticleSATA Drives in SAS interface
I have a dell R900 and it has 8 slots for SAS drives, I would like to populate these slots however i don't want to spend the money on SAS hard drives as they are very pricey, Is there a way that i can...
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PE 720 with H710 at boot - "press any key to continue"
Hello DELL.i had had several PEs in the past, but today something happened which made me lose my belief in "intelligence"a PE720, dual PSU, disks in RAID10 etc. one disk fails on the weekend - fine,...
View ArticleDell H700 to 2.5 SAS backplane cable P/N?
Simple question, can someone give me the correct part number to connect a dell PERC H700 to a 2.5 SAS backplane on a R710? Can I just use a stock Mini SAS A to B cable?
View ArticleDell PERC H810 Blocked Drives Seagate ES.3 4TB
So I purchased some of these drives to go in an MD1200 connected to an H810. Only to find out that the RAID card says they're blocked. Talking to Dell support, they don't work with non DELL drives. NOT...
View ArticleIncorrect rail kit
Does anyone know if a 2u rail kit intended for a dell 2850 would fit on a 1u server a 1950?I realize its a waist of space but I have the space and the kits a really good price.Thanks
View ArticleNeed config help with Dell 5524 PE Switch
I have a few of these switches I want to add to our HP switch environment.Since, I am using cat5 to connect from HP trunk port to Dell 5524, I want to connect the uplink from the HP to Dell switchport...
View ArticleDell hates money!
I don't know about anyone else but trying to call Dell and order a server is useless.I have been listening to the same crappy song and me message for over 2 hours now.My "Account Manager" or her boss...
View ArticleDell 2850 rail kit (2 port into a 4 post??)
Hey.So I'm looking at a post on ebay for Dell PowerEdge 2850 2850PE Rail Kit \w Cable Arm - H2847 J5125 J5126 8Y106 I'm googeling that I cant use this in a 4 post server rack, can anyone confirm...
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Server Drive Configuration Suggestions Needed
I'd like to configure my drives (which will be the D drive for files) for good redundancy while also having decent free space. The server came with 8 drives. 2 for the C drive and 6 for my D drive....
View ArticleDell T610 PERC 6i, Open Manage showing drives ok but drives flashing amber
Hello Gang,I have a Dell T610 with a PERC 6i RAID controller. There are 6 drives installed all in a RAID 1 setup so the system has 3 virtual drives, I will call them M1, M2, M3. The 2nd drive in M1 and...
View ArticleUpdating a PowerConnect 5324
So, I'm considering updating the firmware on my Dell PC 5324's. I would like to use the web interface to do it, and avoid TFTP just for the sake of the fact that its painful to work with a serial cable...
View ArticlePowerConnect 62XX best practices?
We have a few PowerConnect 62XX switches (general office use) I'm wondering if there is any best-practice documentation available that outlines some features or settings we should be using?
View Article2U rackmount server rail question?
We have a rack that is only 2 post. I was wondering if this will host up a 2U server from...
View ArticleHow can I resize the LUNs on a DELL MD3220i???
Hi spiceheads,We have a DELL SAN MD3220i in which two luns were created, one configured with RAID5 and another with RAID10. We need more space on the RAID5 and would like to shrink the RAID10 LUN. I...
View ArticleCan I change the read policy on a Dell PERC 6/i without destroying data?
We have a PE 710 the current read policy is No Read Ahead. I'd like to change it. Safe to do without harming the data? I'd likely do it via OpenManage.Thanks
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