Integrated Device Screen : : Enable Video Displays the total amount of video memory available in Controller the embedded video controller (Enabled default)
This is misleading as to what are we actually enabling or disabling. One would expect that we enable or disable the device itself. If so (as is the case on the T610) access to this field requires a graphics card to be inserted before one can access the integrated device field to set it to disabled.
Note that 8 is the upper most PCIE slot while 12 is the lowest slot.
If indeed the integrated video controller can be disabled, then insert a graphics card into slot 9, boot into BIOS and change the "Enable Video Controller" setting to Disabled. Shut down your system and connect the monitor to the new PCIe video card and restart your system.
If all works, you should see the system boot and your OS come up. If not, you can reset BIOS NVRAM and connect the monitor to the motherboard VGA port where you should again see the system booting. From within the OS, install the appropriate driver for your new graphics card (Win7 drivers are usually OK for Win2008R2 OS - usually).
If this works, then obviously the documentation is wrong but if it doesn't work, the documentation is still misleading.
Note that due to cooling issues, Dell limits the power draw to 25W on max 2 slots as mentioned on page 114-115. Also note that the X16 slot may not have been designed for graphics cards to be installed and thus power draw may be limited to 25W max.
On this basis, i would recommend only using a low power (25W) graphics card. I have no recommendations as to which one to use.
WARNING: This is not supported by Dell so if you have stability or other issues, you will need to solve on your own.
Richard, the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT you use likely consumes 40W according to Lenevo (which is the first site i came across with power figures listed). Just out of curiosity, have you had any stability issues with your system while the GPU is running at full speed? And what other PCIe cards do you have installed?
Unfortunately i don't have the equipment to check the PCIe power requirement negotiated at system start-up. Thus i don't know whether the slot can indeed feed 25W, 75W or 150W (the different slot power figures defined by the various PCIe standards) to the card itself. I only know that Dell makes a statement that due to cooling requirements, no more than 2 cards can consumer 25W each while the remaining cards can consume 10W each. That gives just 80W's in total available to the PCIe cards from a thermal consideration.
I did read and understand your posts and that you had no demanding apps, only a desire for higher resolution. But I thought you may have done some stress testing of your graphics subsystem to verify all works as it should when sucking 40W, or just from a curiosity perspective.
For your info, I have a modified a 30W graphics card in my T610 and I have not notice any issues when stressing the graphics subsystem, but as I am toying with the idea of adding a much more powerful graphics card to my T610, which i again would have to modify, I'm just trying to add to my knowledge base. Any results from tests you may have done could have be helpful to me, hence the reason i asked my question.
But thanks anyway for your replay and enjoy your T310 workstation.
Have Installed Gforce 210 PCI-E Graphics Card in DELL T 310. It works fine but all USB Ports(Front, Back and Internal) all gets disabled which make the system unusable. Upgraded BIOS also but with no results.
I've been having the same problem for days now. I got the USB ports working again after removing one of the two ram sticks. Kinda sad I dropped down to 2GB of ram but at least it works. I will probably buy a single 4GB stick see if that works. Good luck!!
What happens if you disable the onboard video and then on reboot the T310 doesn't work with the new graphics card? Is there a way to reset the BIOS to re-enable the onboard video .. you won't be able to use that to see the menus?
If you read my comment made on 3 May 2012, you'd see the following:
Integrated Device Screen : : Enable Video Displays the total amount of video memory available in Controller the embedded video controller (Enabled default)
You may then realise that the default state of Embedded Video Contoller is 'Enabled' :emotion-5:
So, if you insert a PCIe video card and change Embedded Video Contoller BIOS setting to "Disabled" so as to use your shiny new graphic card AND it doesn't work, then simply reset BIOS to default using NVRAM_CLR motherboard jumper as described within the HOM.
This will revert all BIOS setting to their defaults which for the Embedded Video Controller is "Enabled".
After that, simply connect your monitor to the motherboard VGA port and you will be "cooking with gas" again :emotion-4:
Just keep in mind what other BIOS settings you have made previously as you may need to re-make those changes for things to behave as they did previously :emotion-8:
Rashers
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February 7th, 2011 13:00
Hi Richard,
Did you find a graphics card for your T310.
I am in the same boat.
richard650
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I still had a ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT which works for now.
Rashers
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February 11th, 2011 06:00
Thanks Richard.
BTW what os are you using. I have Windows Server 2008 on the Poweredge T310
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i'm running Linux (mostly) and Windows Server 2008
dramesh.plc
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Richard
Can i use windows server 2008-32bit OS?
Which slot have you used this graphic card?
Where can i get the driver for Windows 2008 Server-32 Bit OS?
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May 3rd, 2012 01:00
The T301 Hardware Owners Manual indicates the following on page 64.
Integrated Device Screen
:
:
Enable Video Displays the total amount of video memory available in
Controller the embedded video controller
(Enabled default)
This is misleading as to what are we actually enabling or disabling. One would expect that we enable or disable the device itself. If so (as is the case on the T610) access to this field requires a graphics card to be inserted before one can access the integrated device field to set it to disabled.
The HOM also indicated the following on page 171:
8. PCIE_X8
9. PCIE_X16
10. PCIE_X8
11. PCIE_X1
12. PCIE_X1
Note that 8 is the upper most PCIE slot while 12 is the lowest slot.
If indeed the integrated video controller can be disabled, then insert a graphics card into slot 9, boot into BIOS and change the "Enable Video Controller" setting to Disabled. Shut down your system and connect the monitor to the new PCIe video card and restart your system.
If all works, you should see the system boot and your OS come up. If not, you can reset BIOS NVRAM and connect the monitor to the motherboard VGA port where you should again see the system booting. From within the OS, install the appropriate driver for your new graphics card (Win7 drivers are usually OK for Win2008R2 OS - usually).
If this works, then obviously the documentation is wrong but if it doesn't work, the documentation is still misleading.
Note that due to cooling issues, Dell limits the power draw to 25W on max 2 slots as mentioned on page 114-115.
Also note that the X16 slot may not have been designed for graphics cards to be installed and thus power draw may be limited to 25W max.
On this basis, i would recommend only using a low power (25W) graphics card. I have no recommendations as to which one to use.
WARNING: This is not supported by Dell so if you have stability or other issues, you will need to solve on your own.
Cheers.
richard650
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May 3rd, 2012 17:00
dramesh.plc:
the card sits in slot 2 from the top. I don't remember the Win settings, only using Linux.
Richard
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Richard, the ATI Radeon HD 2400 XT you use likely consumes 40W according to Lenevo (which is the first site i came across with power figures listed). Just out of curiosity, have you had any stability issues with your system while the GPU is running at full speed? And what other PCIe cards do you have installed?
Unfortunately i don't have the equipment to check the PCIe power requirement negotiated at system start-up. Thus i don't know whether the slot can indeed feed 25W, 75W or 150W (the different slot power figures defined by the various PCIe standards) to the card itself. I only know that Dell makes a statement that due to cooling requirements, no more than 2 cards can consumer 25W each while the remaining cards can consume 10W each. That gives just 80W's in total available to the PCIe cards from a thermal consideration.
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May 4th, 2012 11:00
as i said all I need is to drive a display with decent resolution.
no demanding graphic apps.
no issues under Linux.
skylarking
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May 5th, 2012 01:00
I did read and understand your posts and that you had no demanding apps, only a desire for higher resolution. But I thought you may have done some stress testing of your graphics subsystem to verify all works as it should when sucking 40W, or just from a curiosity perspective.
For your info, I have a modified a 30W graphics card in my T610 and I have not notice any issues when stressing the graphics subsystem, but as I am toying with the idea of adding a much more powerful graphics card to my T610, which i again would have to modify, I'm just trying to add to my knowledge base. Any results from tests you may have done could have be helpful to me, hence the reason i asked my question.
But thanks anyway for your replay and enjoy your T310 workstation.
ZeroTolerance17
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January 9th, 2014 08:00
1. Physically install video card in PCI-E slot
2. Press F2 to get into BIOS
3. Go down to integrated devices (Press Enter)
4. Go down to "Embedded Video Controller" and hit space bar to disable.
5. Press Esc 2x on keyboard and select "Save Changes and Exit"
Video Card should now work. Don't know about Linux sorry
animesh912
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August 17th, 2015 01:00
Have Installed Gforce 210 PCI-E Graphics Card in DELL T 310. It works fine but all USB Ports(Front, Back and Internal) all gets disabled which make the system unusable. Upgraded BIOS also but with no results.
Can anyone suggest Solution.
Regards,
Animesh
a589cc
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September 3rd, 2015 04:00
I've been having the same problem for days now. I got the USB ports working again after removing one of the two ram sticks. Kinda sad I dropped down to 2GB of ram but at least it works. I will probably buy a single 4GB stick see if that works. Good luck!!
mcclan29
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January 27th, 2017 14:00
What happens if you disable the onboard video and then on reboot the T310 doesn't work with the new graphics card? Is there a way to reset the BIOS to re-enable the onboard video .. you won't be able to use that to see the menus?
skylarking
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January 29th, 2017 22:00
If you read my comment made on 3 May 2012, you'd see the following:
Integrated Device Screen
:
:
Enable Video Displays the total amount of video memory available in
Controller the embedded video controller
(Enabled default)
You may then realise that the default state of Embedded Video Contoller is 'Enabled' :emotion-5:
So, if you insert a PCIe video card and change Embedded Video Contoller BIOS setting to "Disabled" so as to use your shiny new graphic card AND it doesn't work, then simply reset BIOS to default using NVRAM_CLR motherboard jumper as described within the HOM.
This will revert all BIOS setting to their defaults which for the Embedded Video Controller is "Enabled".
After that, simply connect your monitor to the motherboard VGA port and you will be "cooking with gas" again :emotion-4:
Just keep in mind what other BIOS settings you have made previously as you may need to re-make those changes for things to behave as they did previously :emotion-8: