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jiphex

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June 21st, 2007 21:00

Poweredge 1650 Correctable ECC errors on memory slot WITHOUT dimm inserted

I tested one of our poweredge1650's using memtest86, and proceeded to test with the dell utility memory testing tool.

The tool consistently throws large numbers of "Correctable ECC error, Bank 2 Dimm A" messages, whether a DIMM is inserted in the slot or not.

Any ideas whether this is a sign of a memory bank failure?

rapco

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June 28th, 2007 18:00

Maybe a bogus msg, try clear the ESM log first.

Clay2k

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January 7th, 2008 18:00

You figure this out? i have a unit giving same on Bank2-B, but no DIMM there and i have cleared the logs. Well i think i have, i read you just power the unit down, unplug it from power souce for 30 sec and it will do that... doesn't really seem to have worked... I want to pop the onboard battery just to see (not the RAID)... doesn't really matter to me what i gain or lose with that because i do not have an OS installed or containers setup so i doubt i would hose anything but the date/time in the bios.

Clay2k

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January 7th, 2008 18:00

I actually just gave up and tossed in the ERAC (Embedded Remote Access Card P/N R0299), updated it's firmware, used the CTRL+D at boot to access it's config and give it a good IP address/gateway and then logged in via standard https/browser using the IP i just setup. I was able to clear the logs in no time via that. If you do not use a ERAC, buy one off eBay and use it! might as well so that Utility NIC get's used... plus the interface/embedded web administration is great, as-is the console redirection. Totally worth the $20-50 bucks.

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