Dell PowerEdge M610x - Manual

Information Update—Support for
PowerEdge C410x on M610x, R710,
and R410 Systems
BIOS Information
The minimum BIOS versions required to support the C410x are:
• v6.0.7 for R710 systems
• v1.8.2 for R410 systems
• v6.0.7 for M610x systems
Disabling Spread Spectrum Clocking Mode
To enable support for the C410x chassis, set a reserved CMOS location, which
disables spread spectrum clocking mode.
1 Download the Linux Deployment Toolkit (DTK) from
support.dell.com/support/downloads.
NOTE:
The host operating system (OS) can be Microsoft Windows or Linux.
No software installation is required on the host.
2 Boot to DTK media.
3 On the boot options menu, type 1 to select DTK media.
4 Follow the instructions on screen to activate shell console (press Alt+F2).
5 At the shell prompt, type cd bin and press Enter.
6 Type syscfg --token=0x304 to set the token to disable spread
spectrum clocking.
7 Remove the media.
8 Turn on the host.
For more information, see the Dell OpenManage Deployment Toolkit
Version 3.5
User’s Guide at support.dell.com/manuals.
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