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Dell T420 Server

Joseph Stacklin
By Joseph Stacklin
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Hey everyone. I have a Dell T420 as part of my homelab for tinkering and even hosting my own websites. 

 

I installed a Windows Server 2019 update and it didn't come back up. After investigation, it was hanging on the "Initializing Firmware Devices../Done!" screen. After further investigation I was able to get an actual error message which shows an EFI failure within the base system. I have attempted to install newer and older versions of iDRAC/Lifecycle Controller, I have tried to update the PSU, but PSU and BIOS updates require the user to get past the Firmware Initialization, which I am unable to do.

 

Is there any options to update the BIOS or boot directly to a device before system checks?

 

Thanks.

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