Perfect - reseating this cable has fixed the problem! Many thanks.
Mark. On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 15:02 +0100, [email protected] wrote: > Hi Mark, > > I have seen this before and we found it was the LCD display cable had worked > loose, reseating the cable resolved the issue. It may not be the same problem > you are having though. Its cable 2 on diagram 3-25 on the link below: > > http://support.euro.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe1950/en/hom/html/install.htm#wp1108856 > > Its best to be careful though, the cable connects to a ZIF socket and they > can be delicate. > > Cheers, > > David. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Watts > Sent: 13 April 2010 14:53 > To: Weilnau, Wayne > Cc: linux-poweredge-Lists > Subject: RE: PowerEdge 1950 LCD display > > On Tue, 2010-04-13 at 08:24 -0500, [email protected] wrote: > > Mark, Its been a while since I looked at a 1950, but I believe there > > is a setting that controls LCD message behavior. I believe there are > > options to set it to off, default (display model and error messages), > > or custom message. This setting is probably in BIOS setup (F2) but > > may be in the DRAC/BMC option ROM (CTRL-E). In general, the LCD will > > only show failure messages. I'm not sure if a power supply removal > > would fall into that category. You could unplug a fan as another > > test. > > Yeah, I've gone through the three options (None, Default, User-Defined) and > they don't change anything. Ctrl-E doesn't have any related options. > > The 1950 next to it in the rack (they should be the same hw config) is > showing a PSU Redundancy failure with one PSU unplugged, so this server > should do the same. > > Any other ideas? I see a little reset(?) switch that looks like it needs a > paper clip to use - is that a real system reset or does it do the LCD by any > chance? > > Mark. > > -- > Mark Watts BSc RHCE MBCS > Senior Systems Engineer, Managed Services Manpower www.QinetiQ.com QinetiQ - > Delivering customer-focused solutions GPG Key: > http://www.linux-corner.info/mwatts.gpg > Dell Corporation Limited is registered in England and Wales. Company > Registration Number: 2081369 > Registered address: Dell House, The Boulevard, Cain Road, Bracknell, > Berkshire, RG12 1LF, UK. > Company details for other Dell UK entities can be found on www.dell.co.uk. -- Mark Watts BSc RHCE MBCS Senior Systems Engineer, Managed Services Manpower www.QinetiQ.com QinetiQ - Delivering customer-focused solutions GPG Key: http://www.linux-corner.info/mwatts.gpg
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