PowerEdge R760xd2

This article provides PowerEdge server troubleshooting for No Power, No POST, No Boot and No Video issues. This includes blade, rack, and tower servers.

This article provides information about how to verify if a Network Interface Card (NIC) is compatible with a PowerEdge Server.

PowerEdge connected Dell NVMe SSDs with the Limited Retry (LR) bit set may experience an increase in failures due to elevated media and data‑integrity error rates.

PowerEdge servers equipped with Dell Micron 7500 NVMe solid state drives may exhibit elevated fan RPM speeds.

How to debug the ESXi Machine Check Exception (MCE) purple diagnostic screen (PSOD) with an example.

During system boot-up, whether it is a cold boot or a warm boot, 16G PowerEdge servers and leveraged platforms may encounter the system paused at the POST stage with the message "Initializing Firmware Interfaces…."

This article provides information about Dell Boot Optimized Storage Solution (BOSS) PCIe cards. It also provides instructions for installing Windows, Red Hat, SuSE, Ubuntu, and related Linux distributions onto these cards.

This article explains how to use iDRAC Direct to manage your PowerEdge server.

It is a common misconception that if a PowerEdge server fails to boot, does not complete POST, or experiences other issues, the iDRAC will also be inaccessible. In reality, iDRAC is often still online and available to assist with troubleshooting—even if it was never configured beforehand. Leveraging iDRAC to review recent events, analyze logs, and collect a SupportAssist Collection (TSR) is critical for accelerating diagnosis and recovery.

Dell's firmware catalogs for customized versions of Dell's VMware ESXi 8.x releases. When the Dell customized ESXi versions are used along with corresponding firmware catalogs, the end to end required state is achieved.

If an Active Directory domain controller (DC) is unable to replicate SYSVOL data from a partner for a long time, SYSVOL replication stops. Error 4012 is logged in the Distributed File System Replication (DFSR) event log of the affected DC when this occurs.

This document highlights minimum, recommended, and latest code versions for Dell Technologies PowerEdge products. We carefully evaluate and monitor code deployment data to ensure that product releases meet our stringent expectations to provide our customers with reliable products and solutions.

This article provides a brief introduction to the Intel® VROC and describes how to configure it on Dell PowerEdge servers.

Windows scheduled tasks do not start automatically (no errors on the task or within the event viewer). However, the task can be run manually without issue.

This article provides information about the VLT0204 error code and guidance.

When working on internal components of a Dell computer, follow the safety precautions that are provided in this article to avoid any harm on the hardware.

This article describes how to install RACADM on VMware ESXi and demonstrates how to change the iDRAC IP address using RACADM commands.

This article shows information about installing PowerEdge Rack & Tower Severs and configuring iDRAC and iSM.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an Improper Privilege Management Security Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an improper parameter initialization vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

In some situations Dell Technical Support may request evidence to perform a more assertive diagnosis, this article illustrates how to attach files to your service request through the Dell support portal.

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS remediation is available for an Improper Privilege Management Security Vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

Observed "VPD access failed" in Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) kernel log for (CPU Direct Attach) 24x2.5 NVMe Gen5 switch backplane.

Before updating Dell PowerEdge servers running Windows to the December 2025 BIOS release, complete the required pre-requisites. The BIOS update includes new Secure Boot Certificates, and failure to follow the steps below may result in the server entering an undefined state. If Secure Boot is not enabled, the BIOS can be updated through the normal process and this document is not applicable. Note: This document is applicable only if the server has Secure Boot enabled, TPM enabled, and running the Windows Server operating system.

High SMART error rates on some Enterprise hard drive are informational and have no bearing on hardware health.

Learn how to create a bootable USB with Rufus to update Dell PowerEdge servers. Follow the step-by-step instructions to prepare and create a bootable USB media.

Dell Enterprise NVMe solid state drives may be leveraged as a substitute for Dell Data Center NVMe solid state drives.

R7725,R6725,R7715,R6715, the number of CPU Cores is not recognized correctly.

This article provides an explanation of the backplane hard drive LED indicators.

This article explains what disk errors PDR1001 and PDR3 mean on Dell PowerEdge servers and the best practices to resolve these issues. By understanding these alerts and acting promptly, you can maintain storage health, prevent downtime, and protect critical data.