Dell PowerEdge R710 build PART 1/9 | fixes, bios and firmware updates, and factory reset

This is Part I of a series of videos showing how I build up a used PowerEdge R710 server for use as a FreeNAS or UNRAID server.

In Part I, I discover some problems with the hardware that required fixing. I then updated the BIOS and all firmwares. And finally, I will show you how to factory reset everything.

2:35 - Taking a look at the hardware
6:13 - First power on
8:08 - Replacing the dead iDRAC 6 Express module
14:35 - Discovering dead fan and replacing it
24:02 - Downloading all the updates
35:36 - Applying BIOS and firmware updates
46:35 - Factory reset of iDRAC 6 configuration
48:08 - Factory reset of BIOS settings NVRAM
50:18 - Configuring BIOS settings
52:33 - Final wrap up

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