Coyote's Blog

Having recently upgraded the GPU in my Dell Precision T7910, I found myself with this card lying around (ASUS ROC STRIX 1050 Ti Gaming): So I had this crazy thought: What if I tried to use that card in my PowerEdge T440? This would provide a decent (and silent) upgrade to the MSI 1030 GTX currently in the server. One problem was that the card required external GPU power and I had ordered my T440 without the GPU kit, which can only be installed at Point-Of-Sale and cannot be retro-fitted afterwards. I tried using the 1050 Ti with just the power provided by the x16 PCI-E slot but the server failed to recognize the GPU. So I went looking into my T440 (that GPU Kit must draw power from somewhere, right?) and found a white connector on the PCB directly attached to the PSU cage: A close inspection using my Phone revealed something looking like almost like an 8-Pin GPU connector with an informative label on the side: Did you read "GPU_PWR" too? I sur...

A new computer: Dell PowerEdge T440 server. As much as I consider it a very fine machine now, that road wasn't easy. Some of the previous 12th Gen and 13th Gen Tips didn't apply and had to be-revisited. Also. because I was unaware of some of the 'quirks' I ran into some issues after purchase and it took me a while to add in the extra hardware to make the T440 experience more enjoyable. 3rd Party PCI Fan response There is no more a one-size-fits all 3rd party PCI fan response. Instead, this is now done per slot. Look for this in the idrac GUI under 'Hardware Settings': Or, for the CLI-minded: /admin1-> racadm get System.PCIESlotLFM.1 [Key=System.Embedded.1#PCIeSlotLFM.1] #3rdPartyCard=Yes #CardType=NIC CustomLFM=0 LFMMode=Disabled #MaxLFM=310 #SlotState=Defined #TargetLFM=- /admin1-> racadm set System.PCIESlotLFM.1.LFMMode 2 [Key=System.Embedded.1#PCIeSlotLFM.1] Object value modified successfully /admin1-> racadm get System.PCIESlotLFM...