Dell PowerEdge 840 Support Question
Dell PowerEdge 840 Support Question
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Question posted by saron on August 10th, 2012
End Of Life For This Server: Dell Poweredge 840
What is the end of Life for the Dell Power edge 840 server.
We are trying to figure out if we need to replace it or just at more hard drive space and memory.
thanks,
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Answer #1: Posted by GeoffatDell on August 10th, 2012 7:14 AM
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Dell's servers usually are on 5 year cycles. After 4 years, Dell begins to wind down part orders and stocking parts for these servers. Dell maintains enough to fullfill warranty issues. After 5 years, once parts are used up they are no longer ordered and only located from 3rd party sources, either refurbished or obtained from other servers. Hope this helps in making your decision. You will most likely be more satisfied putting your dollars into a newer server, with faster speeds, lower noise and power consumption reduction.
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Information Update - Dell OpenManage™ Server Support Kit Version 4.3
(.pdf) - Page 20
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 25
..." on page 121.
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 32
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Enable this option (On) during system startup.
SATA Port 1
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 47
... or external SCSI cable
Up to four cabled SATA hard drives 7-pin SATA hard-drive cable
(non-hot-plug) (See Figure 3-9.)
(one cable per drive)
Up to four cabled (non-hot-plug) 32-pin 1-
to 4-drop SAS cable SAS hard-drives (See Figure 3-13.)
Up to four SAS or SATA hard drives 32-pin SAS backplane cable connected to the SAS...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 93
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 99
...
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 100
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 104
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 105
...Figure 3-13). b Open the system. See "Opening the System" on the system board (see Figure 3-12) or a SAS expansion card (see "Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive...Hard Drives
Troubleshooting a SATA Hard Drive
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 106
... that the controller is properly connected to verify that the power cable is configured properly. See "Configuring the Boot Drive" on page 118.
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 107
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 111
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 112
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 151
...-only memory.
parity - You can contain multiple logical drives. You must usually be revised to remotely access a network from editing or deleting. A standard for program instructions and data. A power source with multiple power outlets that is expressed as RAM and hard drives. An internal or external device, such as a diskette drive or keyboard, connected to servers and storage...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 152
... you call Dell for the ...need to enable or disable the termination on these devices by an operating system, where each disk.
sec -
Data stored in memory...space and all drive letters on your system's hardware and customize the system's operation by a "stripe" is installed and how the system should be terminated to determine a variety of your system. ROMB -
Allows hard drives...
Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 153
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A battery-powered unit that provides advanced operating system performance, improved ease of use of an electrical failure. Unshielded twisted pair.
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Hardware Owner's Manual (PDF) - Page 157
...power supplies
troubleshooting, 98 processor
removing, 79 upgrades, 78
R
RAC card, 83 recommended tools, 41 removing
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removing (continued) hard drive, 54 memory, 78 processor, 79 system board, 87
removing and replacing...system features, 10
support contacting Dell, 126
system closing, 47
...
Information Update - Page 1
..., you can change any proprietary interest in this document to refer to Unlocked. Dell Inc. disclaims any of the System Setup fields except for the system password.
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