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Information Update—Support for

PowerEdge C410x on M610x, R710,

and R410 Systems

BIOS Information

The minimum BIOS versions required to support the C410x are:

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v6.0.7 for R710 systems

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v1.8.2 for R410 systems

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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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