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eeneR

Ok, question for the server geeks on here....

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Anyone ever seen a Dell 2850 server throw a "E1000 System failsafe, call support" on the front display? :D

Any clue what it is exactly? Dell isn't talking, just replacing the WHOLE SERVER
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eeneR
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Dell isn't talking, just replacing the WHOLE SERVER



Perhaps Dell should be replaced itself...

I avoid Dell hardware, especially for server purposes. And I don't know what the error message means but from your story it seems to me like you're being squeezed.

Alphons
And five hundred entirely naked women dropped out of the sky on parachutes.
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Dell isn't talking, just replacing the WHOLE SERVER



Perhaps Dell should be replaced itself...

I avoid Dell hardware, especially for server purposes. And I don't know what the error message means but from your story it seems to me like you're being squeezed.

Alphons



Nah not being squeezed...they are replacing the entire server at no cost to us ;) Which is why I am curious. I cannot find ANYTHING telling me what this message really means. Just says call support.

I was also instructed to IMMEDIATELY remove all power to this unit as it is a safety hazard :o
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you accumulated too much porn, it's gonna explode :S:D:D:D:D:D:D

edited to add: they're replacing it to steal your collection ;)



Actually it isn't my server, it is a customers server ;)
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I know, and this is exactly why I posted! I find this hilarious, it is pretty obvious they don't want anyone to know what it means. Which makes me want to know even more!! :D

I tried searching all over the web, as did some of the other techs here. No one could find a thing, and Dell wasn't spilling the beans. Other then it could be a "Safety Issue"

FIRE IN THE HOLE! .............there she blows! :D
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Howdy Renee,
Sounds like you got it figured out. Fire hazard.
I don't know squat about computers but that would be my guess also.
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

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Just a thought... but it may be a "catch-all" code i.e. if the problem doesn't fall within one of the standard/expected problems it punches out an "E1000 FAILSAFE, Call Support"

but that's just a guess...
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I cannot find ANYTHING telling me what this message really means. Just says call support.



Okay, now I'm intrigued... I'm going to try and find out. If I succeed, I'll let you know.

Alphons
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Just a thought... but it may be a "catch-all" code i.e. if the problem doesn't fall within one of the standard/expected problems it punches out an "E1000 FAILSAFE, Call Support"

but that's just a guess...



Which normally happens, but rarely do they insist on replacing entire server then tell you to immediately disconnect all power from the box.

I am pretty sure that there is a fire hazard...but I want to know what is the cause? :D

My guess is maybe it self diagnosed a impending short or something. But then that could very well have been explained on the Dell site. If you take a look at the link that Ryoder put up, it shows all the errors the LCD will throw up (go to table 1.6)...and what causes it and such. This error says nothing :D You call, they freak and tell you to get power off unit NOW :ph34r:
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They are probably covering their corporate butts from a lawsuit.
“The only fool bigger than the person who knows it all is the person who argues with him.

Stanislaw Jerzy Lec quotes (Polish writer, poet and satirist 1906-1966)

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They are probably covering their corporate butts from a lawsuit.



I assumed that...but I still what to know from what! :P
She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway."
eeneR
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God, I love it when you talk geek;)



I have the coolest t-shirt ever!!! It is a baby doll T...that says Geek is sexy :D

Oh and another one that says "Digital Angel" and has circuit board wings on the back :)
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The only thing I know about dell servers, is that we had one that took out the entire electrical circuit in the server room. The behind the UPS one. The important one. After that, the poor server had to live in a separate room, and now it's retired.
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