Hi, as I know this warning most likely can occur for two reasons. One is when the firmware is significantly updated. The other is when the BIOS version is ahead of the iDRAC version. But I'm confused a bit about your BIOS and iDRAC isn't seemed old. Please delete the SEL log. If iDRAC FW is not up to date, update to the latest version here https://dell.to/3ellwcz Make sure your SD cards are the same and have enough free space. If necessary, format your SD card as in the above message when you have backups. please take a look at this thread: Internal Dual SD Module SD2 is offline - Dell Community
Regarding the GPU, the RTX series is not supported. This may not mean that it will not work at all, but I think that's why there are problems. For example here one of our users shared his experience with a GTX card https://dell.to/3V8QDzd
There is no official GPU support for the T430. Maybe you can consult the sales team, I couldn't find a list with the tools I have.
I am confused as well. I have upgraded BIOS and iDRAC to latest version, and deleted SEL log. It still doesn't work. I might need to downgrade them to a suitable version.
When I initially installed GPU on the mother board (with very old BIOS and iDRAC (2015 version)), it showed GPU device although the monitor doesn't work. After I upgraded the BIOS and iDRAC, the GPU device is not listed anymore.
As Erman stated previously, the T430 doesn't support using GPU, along with the GPU not being of a supported type, we can't guarantee that it will work. On a side note, for most of the Poweredge servers a GPU can only be used to add processing power, and they don't support their use for subverting the embedded video. Lastly, to answer your update question, you can backflash both the BIOS and iDrac from the update and rollback tab in the idrac. You can use the exe version of the BIOS, and with the iDrac you would extract the firmimg.d# from the update package, and use it on the iDrac update page.
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Hi, as I know this warning most likely can occur for two reasons. One is when the firmware is significantly updated. The other is when the BIOS version is ahead of the iDRAC version. But I'm confused a bit about your BIOS and iDRAC isn't seemed old. Please delete the SEL log. If iDRAC FW is not up to date, update to the latest version here https://dell.to/3ellwcz
Make sure your SD cards are the same and have enough free space. If necessary, format your SD card as in the above message when you have backups. please take a look at this thread: Internal Dual SD Module SD2 is offline - Dell Community
Regarding the GPU, the RTX series is not supported. This may not mean that it will not work at all, but I think that's why there are problems. For example here one of our users shared his experience with a GTX card https://dell.to/3V8QDzd
There is no official GPU support for the T430. Maybe you can consult the sales team, I couldn't find a list with the tools I have.
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@Dell-ErmanO Thanks Erman.
I am confused as well. I have upgraded BIOS and iDRAC to latest version, and deleted SEL log. It still doesn't work. I might need to downgrade them to a suitable version.
When I initially installed GPU on the mother board (with very old BIOS and iDRAC (2015 version)), it showed GPU device although the monitor doesn't work. After I upgraded the BIOS and iDRAC, the GPU device is not listed anymore.
Any (step) advice to downgrade BIOS and iDRAC?
haolle
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Hi Chris,
Thanks for your reply. I completely understand the situation. I will try out some versions. If I found the solution, I will share it here.
Thanks again.
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May 1st, 2023 05:00
Haolle,
As Erman stated previously, the T430 doesn't support using GPU, along with the GPU not being of a supported type, we can't guarantee that it will work. On a side note, for most of the Poweredge servers a GPU can only be used to add processing power, and they don't support their use for subverting the embedded video. Lastly, to answer your update question, you can backflash both the BIOS and iDrac from the update and rollback tab in the idrac. You can use the exe version of the BIOS, and with the iDrac you would extract the firmimg.d# from the update package, and use it on the iDrac update page.
Hope this helps.