I’m out of ideas. Trying to build a new server to replace an old one. Here’s what I’m using initially:
Motherboard: Supermicro uATX X9SCM-F
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270V2 Quad Core 3.5GHz 8MB
Memory: Hynix 4x 8GB 32GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM RAM PC3-12800E 1600 MHz
PSU- 750 n1 EVGA
This setup didn’t work at all. Board power light came on but fans simple click on then click off, then click on and click off. No boot.
Breadboarded and reduced the whole setup to 1 ram and no change. Reset CMOS. No change, no boot at all.
Replaced the Motherboard with a supermicro: MBD-X9SCI-LN4F-B (used from a different vendor)
Replaced the CPU with another Intel Xeon E3 (different vendor)
Here’s where things get interesting. This setup worked initially, but the motherboard kept saying I needed an admin password to enter the BIOS. Frustrating, because the default admin password "ADMIN" didn’t work. So I reset the CMOS to reset the password (I read this would work) and now the same exact thing is happening! No boot and clicks. I reduced again to just one ram and no change. Now no matter what configuration I can’t get anything. Maybe it’s a PSU issue I think to myself? So I replace the PSU with a EVGA 650W D3. No. Friggin. Change.
What could possibly be wrong? Is it the power in my house that’s the issue? I’m running other computers with no issue. I don’t have any experience with super micro motherboards. Is there a trick or a step I’m missing? How could two boards have the same issue? I must be making a mistake but I’m not sure what. Did I short the CMOS battery in both boards doing something?
Here’s a video of the motherboard breadboarded and plugged into just the PSU. Ignore the glob of thermal paste. I had just removed the CPU heat sink because I was worried that might be shorting something. Lights on. Power switch works. PSU just clicks. If I plug the other fans in they just spin up and down in sync to the PSU.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OlgkId1ooM
Motherboard: Supermicro uATX X9SCM-F
CPU: Intel Xeon E3-1270V2 Quad Core 3.5GHz 8MB
Memory: Hynix 4x 8GB 32GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM RAM PC3-12800E 1600 MHz
PSU- 750 n1 EVGA
This setup didn’t work at all. Board power light came on but fans simple click on then click off, then click on and click off. No boot.
Breadboarded and reduced the whole setup to 1 ram and no change. Reset CMOS. No change, no boot at all.
Replaced the Motherboard with a supermicro: MBD-X9SCI-LN4F-B (used from a different vendor)
Replaced the CPU with another Intel Xeon E3 (different vendor)
Here’s where things get interesting. This setup worked initially, but the motherboard kept saying I needed an admin password to enter the BIOS. Frustrating, because the default admin password "ADMIN" didn’t work. So I reset the CMOS to reset the password (I read this would work) and now the same exact thing is happening! No boot and clicks. I reduced again to just one ram and no change. Now no matter what configuration I can’t get anything. Maybe it’s a PSU issue I think to myself? So I replace the PSU with a EVGA 650W D3. No. Friggin. Change.
What could possibly be wrong? Is it the power in my house that’s the issue? I’m running other computers with no issue. I don’t have any experience with super micro motherboards. Is there a trick or a step I’m missing? How could two boards have the same issue? I must be making a mistake but I’m not sure what. Did I short the CMOS battery in both boards doing something?
Here’s a video of the motherboard breadboarded and plugged into just the PSU. Ignore the glob of thermal paste. I had just removed the CPU heat sink because I was worried that might be shorting something. Lights on. Power switch works. PSU just clicks. If I plug the other fans in they just spin up and down in sync to the PSU.
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