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January 13th, 2022 10:00

PowerEdge T430 - SWC0700 iDRAC ERROR

EHello everyone,

I have the PowerEdge T430 server. 

When i start it, after the initial checks, it stuck on iDRAC initialization. 
Then i get an error:

"UEFI0036: Unable to initialize the iDRAC Shared Memory Architecture (SMA) interface"

When i go to System Setup-> iDRAC Settings i get the message:
"SWC0700: iDRAC is not ready. The configuration Values cannot be accessed"

I bought another iDRAC module for this model but i get the same error. I can boot into eSXi and the server works fine but i can't login to iDRAC settings or save any changes to BIOS.

What should i do?

Thanks in advance 

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January 14th, 2022 01:00

Hello,

it seems an motherboard hardware issue.

Can you try to reset the BIOS with jumpers, following this scheme?

https://dell.to/3zXxzJz

 

If it doesn't resolve, I'm afraid but we need to replace the motherboard.

Thanks

Marco

January 15th, 2022 00:00

Hello again,

I tried that, it changed the way that it boots but exactly the problem still exists. Exactly the same message. 
I tried to update the system bios from platform specific bootable ISO. It finished the operation, tried to update the bios but finally it didn't do anything either. 
So i can't do anything else?!

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January 17th, 2022 00:00

Hello,

no other troubleshooting steps to suggest sorry. For me the only solution is to replace motherboard as idrac components are integrated.

Thanks

Marco

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