Dell PowerEdge 2950 Support Question
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Question posted by adamrmelie on May 10th, 2014
Can You Use Non Heat Shield Memory Dell 2950
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Answer #1: Posted by MWatDell on May 11th, 2014 8:58 PM
MWatDell
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Hi adamrmelie
I'm not sure what do you mean by non heat sheild memory.
Please refer to this manual on Page 89 for more information:
ftp://ftp.dell.com/Manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-2950_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf
Hope this helps.
MW@Dell
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Information Update - Page 2
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Information Update - Page 3
... III Systems 9 System Board Replacement - Safeguarding Encrypted Data 9 System Message Update 10 LCD Status Messages Update 15
Contents
3 Contents
Non-Optimal Memory Configurations 5 PowerEdge 2950 III - New System Features 5
New Performance Features 5 New High-Efficiency Power Supply and Power Monitoring Features 5 New I/O and Storage Features 6 New Security Features 6 Optional...
Information Update - Page 5
... Control (BMC) power monitoring monitors
current, voltage, and power utilization in the DIMM set for Setup
NOTE: Mixing DIMMs of different speeds renders the memory configuration non-optimal. PowerEdge 2950 III - New System Features
New Performance Features
• Two dual-core or quad-core Intel® Xeon® 5400 Series and 5300 Series processors...
Information Update - Page 9
... •48 GB - 4 x 8-GB quad-rank and 4 x 4-GB dual-rank memory modules If 64 GB of memory is installed, the system only recognizes and displays 63.75 GB during POST. Safeguarding Encrypted Data
On PowerEdge 2950 III systems using Windows Server® 2008, you can use encryption programs, such as the BitLocker utility, to upgrading your system...
Information Update - Page 10
... problem with reduced
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Message
Causes
Corrective Actions
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does not support node
modules are installed in a
interleaving, or the
configuration...
Information Update - Page 19
... must be set to Disabled, the system can support Non-Uniform Memory architecture (NUMA) (asymmetric) memory configurations.
Enables or disables the redundant memory feature. Memory Information Screen Options
Option System Memory Size System Memory Type System Memory Speed Video Memory System Memory Testing Redundant Memory (Disabled default)
Node Interleaving (Disabled default)
Low Power...
Information Update - Page 29
POST Non-Optimal Memory Configuration Press F1 to continue or F2 for Setup （按 F1 F2
DIMM DIMM
PowerEdge 2950 III
全新性能
Intel® Xeon® 5400 系列和 5300 8 GB
BMC
信息更新
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Information Update - Page 109
POST Non-Optimal Memory Configuration Press F1 to continue or F2 for Setup F1 F2
DIMM DIMM DIMM
PowerEdge 2950 III
Intel® Xeon® 5400 5300 2 個。
• 8 GB
BMC
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Information Update - Page 137
POST Non-Optimal Memory Configuration Press F1 to continue or F2 for Setup F1 F2
DIMM DIMM
PowerEdge 2950 III
Intel® Xeon® 5400 5300
• 8GB
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Getting Started Guide - Page 5
...two hot-pluggable, 750-W power supplies in the eight memory module sockets on systems with two Intel Xeon processors. Not all versions of this...heat sink, and fan as well as additional processors. The upgrade kit from Dell.
Getting Started With Your System
3 System Features
The major hardware and software features of your system by installing a second processor, you must use...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 21
... system's Getting Started Guide.
processor initialization error.
Specified microprocessor is
cleared using either Server
Assistant or the BMC Management
Utility. See
"Troubleshooting the
Microprocessors" on page... on page 128.
Ensure that the microprocessor heat
sinks are in an
Microprocessors" on support.dell.com for
information about these utilities.
About Your...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 33
... Drive" on page 124 for the appropriate drive(s) installed in your Dell sales agent to determine if single-bit or multi-bit errors were detected and replace the faulty memory module. If memory has been added or removed, this message is used . If memory has not been added or removed, check the SEL to ensure...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 34
...For the full name of an abbreviation or acronym used in this table, see the "Glossary" on ...Warning! See "Getting Help" on page 126.
microprocessor combination.
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Micro code update... installing or updating the RAID firmware. Warning: The current memory configuration is not present.
See "Getting Help" on page...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 89
... require eight FBDs, and all FBDs must be implemented at the same time. You can purchase memory upgrade kits from Dell.
Use only 533 MHz or 667 MHz DDR II FB-DIMMs.
The memory module sockets are in branch 0. • Channel 2 and channel 3 are divided into two equal branches (0 and 1). Installing System Components
89...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 90
... preceding installation guidelines. For single-rank DIMMs, the entire capacity of the four DIMMs is allocated to sparing. Table 3-2. Non-Optimal Memory Configurations
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DIMMs 8
Size/Type 256-MB single-rank 512-MB single-rank 1-GB single-rank 2-GB single-rank 2-GB...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 93
...fans.
See Figure 3-28.
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 96
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•...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 117
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 170
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Each component is found in conventional memory. The part of -band," server management on your network server using a remote access controller. Conventional memory is made up of DRAM chips.
device driver - DHCP -
Dynamic random-access memory...
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