Perc 2 battery

[danatural]

Hello all,

I'm having a problem with my 6300 when it booting up. I'm getting Waiting for Array controller #0 to start. Then it says that self test failed and the battery is disconnected. The servers power was off for almost 15 hours due to the building's power being shutoff for maintenance. I thougt if I leave it up for awhile that the battery would recharge but of course I'm writing this so it did work. Any sugesstons would be very helpful.

 

[polymath5]

Maybe reconditioning it? Go to the FAST utility, controller view. Somewhere in there is an option to recondition the PERC battery. You might even be prompted to do it when you open the utility.

Hope that helps!

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[danatural]

I wish I could get that far to use the FAST utility... the server won't go any further because of that error. The controller won't start because of the error. I know I should have an option to hit <Ctrl> m but I don't have that option at all during boot-up. Does anyone know of any utilities I can use outside of Windows to recondition the battery?

 

[polymath5]

I think you are going to have to call Dell for help. I'm only aware of the FAST way. Sorry

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[danatural]

Thanks for your suggestions. Take it easy.