Poweredge 1950 III hangs on boot

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I have a Dell Poweredge 1950 3'rd generation server that hangs on boot.

More specifically, it hangs on this image:
Dell server boot hangs

The server has worked fine until recently.

The status display reports no errors at all.

Is this possibly a faulty DRAC?

As you can see, the DRAC itself is working fine, as I can both do a remote console of the server, and power control it.

Sometimes, when I press ie. F2 for setup, it moves on a little bit, and adds the line: Remote Access Controller detected but then just hangs there.

The server is out of support from Dell 2 years ago, so not much help to get there I think.

Best Answer

you can always do some generic troubleshooting:

  • pull out all not-essential devices:
    • disconnect hard drives, if possible - dismount the PERC controller
    • if you have any pci/pci-e cards - remove them as well
    • disconnect the cd-rom
  • reset the bios - check page 116 of this document
  • change memory sticks

and slowly try to pin point which component is preventing your system from booting up

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