Power edge loght is red and blinking

There is a difference between installation of workstation an server so you will need Dell installation CD for power Edge series of servers, you can download ISO image here from this link so download ISO image burn CD insert that CD on server and follow procedure.

Power Edhge Installation

An Amber blinking power button indicates a low voltage problem. This can be caused by a defective power supply or a defective motherboard.May also be caused by a defective card installed in the motherboard, i.e. video card.

Your Model of Dell Poweredge 1800 server may not have a redundant power supply. The power supply is the most like cause of the problem. order a replacement power supply and replace the faulty unit.

Hello Yousef,

Yes, RED Led blinking means there is a HDD faulty and you are not able to boot because of that.

With regards
FIXYA team

yes you can do that but you need the drivers for the scsi interface. when you install windows xp (for example) i think you may have to press the f6 key on the installation to add these drivers.

Otherwise, installation wont take place.

I finally made contact with our IT dept who were abole to carry out a remote diagnostic test.

Problem has now been identified (problem with tape drive)

A high pitch noise comes normally from blown capacitors from the motherboard or the power supply. But mostly high pitch noise comes from power supplies.

You could have to open up the power supply to see them.

Verify if it is the case and replace the faulty part.

Check to make sure cables are firmly seated...sometimes when you're inside a box, you might jiggle a cable loose.

Power supply, system board, or keyboard problem

Hi,
check if the drive is showing in the bios of the server,
shut down the server, take out the power cable, press and hold the power button so as to realease flea power, open the server, and reseat the data cable at both ends and if there is another power cable available in the server swap it with the existing cable plugged into the scsi drive.

and now try to start your server.
Further Queries are welcome