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January 20th, 2020 08:00
poweredge 2950 beeper trouble
Hi Dell community
I have an old but nice PowerEdge 2950 10G.
Some days ago a trouble has appeared.
This is the internal piezo beep constant noisy sound.
The server starts ok, win 2016 server OS and AD work perfectly, no errors, no errors on rear LED running string, no errors in any log, no any beep error code.
But the internal piezo beeper starts beep from the very beginning when I just press the switch button and the server starts its bios loading.
And it beeps constantly and I can not interrupt the beeping. It is impossible to switch the beeper off in bios, PERC control sw and any
I can not even find the beeper location on PEdge 2950 Motherboard because the server makes too high level fan noise while its top cover is opened.
Could you be so kind to advise me something? How to stop this beeper, shut down, cut or remove it at all
Please, help me if possible.
Have a nice day
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Dell-DylanJ
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January 20th, 2020 12:00
Hello,
I'm not finding mention of a beep code diagnostic utility in the server. I'd expect to find a chart breaking down patterns to explain individual beep codes, if one were supported in the server. You might consider taking the server down to the minimum to POST to see if there is an underlying error causing it to beep.
victorUA
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January 23rd, 2020 08:00
Thank you a lot for the feedback.
There are no any errors at all at any step of loading and operating.
I have examined beep error codes list and not found any matched.
OS works fine, no HW errors.
Just constant beeping and that is the question.
I have a side cutter ready to kill this beeper by own device but can not fint it on dell 2950 server motherboard.
Dell-DylanJ
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January 23rd, 2020 09:00
Well, before you use any cutting tools, I would definitely take the server out of your rack to verify that the server is what is beeping. There shouldn't be a speaker in the server, and the piezoelectric effect probably wouldn't create a repeating pattern. If the server keeps beeping even with it out of the rack, then there may be something to investigate, but none of the documentation on any of the diagnostic utilities indicate a beep code. Something like a beeping UPS would make a lot more sense.
Regardless, best of luck in getting the noise silenced. I'd be curious to hear what you did, once it's resolved.
victanic
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January 27th, 2020 04:00
Hi All,
I Also have a Dell Poweredge 2950 that get stuck at keyboard failure at system start up.I have check all hardware and input component and confirm that all is ok, still problem persist. I need suggestion on what next to do please.
Dell-DylanJ
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January 27th, 2020 08:00
I would remove any USB devices and take the system to the minimum to POST. Once at that configuration, power it back up and watch for any system halts. If it doesn't halt, than you can add components back in until you identify the problem. Once a component has been identified, you could either test an alternate, or test it in another system.