How do I identify which generation my Dell Poweredge server is?

[tankman1989]

I have some Dell Poweredge 1950's that I'd like to know what generation they are. Does anyone know how to identify this? They are from 9/2006 if that needs to be known. Thanks a lot!

[YeOldeStonecat]

I use this site so much to get a wealth of information via entering the service tag...I have it bookmarked
http://www.dell.com/support/troubles...roductSelector

[tankman1989]

Originally Posted by YeOldeStonecat

I use this site so much to get a wealth of information via entering the service tag...I have it bookmarked
http://www.dell.com/support/troubles...roductSelector

Yeah I use it a lot to but it doesn't list the generation even with the service tag ID. I had the ship date of the unit but their site didn't cover the production dates of the generations by model number. I was told my poweredge 1950 was a Gen 3 which made no sense when comparing it to this site:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...s#Generation_3

If anyone has any IBM servers or systems they need to look up this site is similar to the Dell site YOSC recommended above
IBM system lookup & warranty Info

[tankman1989]

I just got an email from Dell regarding the generation. Even though the 1950 is a 9th generation server, there are "sub generations" for each server so that is why it is difficult to determine from the list. So Gen II it is! The only way they could tell is from the front bezel they tell me! How ridiculous is that, the only part of the server that is often removed or lost is the only part marked with the info. It really doesn't matter but I just found that odd.