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wlourens

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May 28th, 2024 19:32

DELL PowerEdge R840 - hangs on BIOS screen

Dear experts,

I powered down my DELL PowerEdge R840, moved it into another rack and started it up.

Unfortunately the server now hangs on the BIOS screen.

I press F2 on boot, but cannot get into the BIOS setup.

I've tried restarting.

At start a light blinks orange.

But after some time the light goes blue.

However the screen output stays on the BIOS screen and does not continue.

Server has VMWare installed, but does not proceed to login screen.

Kindly advise.

Kind Regards,

Willem

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May 29th, 2024 02:58

Hello, thanks for choosing Dell and welcome to our community.

 

To ensure that a Dell EMC PowerEdge R840 server successfully completes the Power-On Self-Test (POST) process, you can follow these steps:

 

  1. Test with Minimum Components:
    • Start by testing the server with the minimum required components to initiate POST.
    • These minimal components typically include:
      • Power supply unit (PSU)
      • Motherboard
      • CPU 1
      • One stick of RAM
      • Backplane
    •  

Respectfully,

wlourens

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May 30th, 2024 11:43

Dear Expert,

Thanks for your response.

After we removed and re-seated the RAM modules, the server is booting successfully.

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