Http://www.dell.com/support/troubleshooting/us/en/19/KCS/KcsArticles/Print?he Embedded System Management (ESM) log - also called System Event Log (SEL) or hardware log - reports potential hardware problems in Dell PowerEdge servers. Sometimes, simply turning off the server and disconnecting it from the electrical outlet will remove the error message. Wait approximately 10 seconds, and then reconnect the power cable and restart the server.
Other times, you will need to clear the ESM log to remove the error message. For instance, error code SEL FULLindicates that you will need to clear the ESM log. (You will lose the server's event history.) There are different ways to clear the ESM log.
To use DSET to Clear the ESM Log
To use OpenManage Server Administrator (OMSA) to clear the ESM log
To use Dell IT Assistant to clear the ESM log
Find your Dell PowerEdge server model in the chart below for other ways to clear the ESM log:
PowerEdge server model
How to clear the ESM log
2300, 2400, 2450, 2500, 2500SC, 2550, 4300, 4350, 4400, 6300, 6350, 6400, 6450
Use the Log2Txt.exe utility to clear the ESM log:
1650, 1850, 1800, 2600, 2650, 2800, 4600, 6600, 6650, 7150, 6800, 6850, R900
Use the DRAC or ERA to clear the ESM log:
1850, 2800, 2850, 6800, 6850
Use the program BMCCFG.exe to clear the ESM logs:
1950, 2900, 2950, DP500, DP600, NF500, NF600
The message "Clearing SEL" will display while the log clears.
Use the BMC/BIOS to clear the ESM log:
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SOURCE: Poweredge 1800 server
Hey,
I looked over the spesifications for the poweredge 1800 servers, go ahead, it will work perfectly but there is one problem in the windows XP setup, you will need to insert / load SCSI or SATA drivers for the hard drive With a floppy disk, or if you don't have a floppy drive your going to need to create a custom windows xp setup cd and add the drivers into it so it can start the SCSI or SATA hard drive and finish the install. without the drivers it might not find the hard drive.
Aside from that I don't see any other problems. You should be able to get the drivers, and everything ese from dell site
http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/
Actually I looked over the dell downloads, I see only windows 2000 on the list with windows server 2003, and 2008 and linux distributions.
This could be a 2nd problem, drivers might not be avaialble, or work with xp, but we might be able to get it to work.
So two problems, SCSI or SATA drivers in windows xp / windows 2000 setup
2nd problem is in windows xp drivers, you could try windows 2003's drivers and 2000's and see if they work, if not, then we would have to look for drivers ourselfs from the internet.
So xp might cause headache but we might get it working, windows 2000 seems to be supported perfectly.
Let me know how the project goes
Thanks,
Ekse
SOURCE: hello, my dell poweredge 1800 does not see up than
Check the RAM frequency of the RAM which should be compatible to the main board. also chk for the other RAM frequency also
SOURCE: The Poweredge does not start and does not display anything on scr
The jumpers are near the CMOS battery, by the SATA ports. Sometimes clearing the NVRAM using the jumpers can work with no video issues. If it doesn't, try removing all unnecessary components - drives, cards, memory beyond a single DIMM in slot 1, etc. If that doesn't work, try reseating the processor, if there is only one. If there are two, you can try booting with a single processor (always in slot 1), swapping them to try each one. If these steps don't work, it is likely a bad board. If there are no fans spinning, lights on the front, etc., then it might be the power supply.
Unfortunately, there are no jumpers (and no BIOS setting for that matter) to disable the onboard video.
SOURCE: Dell 1800 poweredge when I press the button does
you might want to check the power supply unit first, as it is very common for them to burn out and not supply the correct power to start up the server..
the 2nd thing i would do, is do a visual inspection of the motherboard , looking for any traces of burns, if any are found, replace the server.
Dell PowerEdge 1800 Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
http://support.dell.com/support/edocs/systems/pe1800/en/it/r2053c20.htm
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