Attn: Fellow team members with Xeon's

HotrodsunHotrodsun Salem, OR
edited January 2004 in Folding@Home
I am having a problem with my dual xeon rig. Do any of you guys live in or near Oregon? I would like if someone could help me test some of my parts. I cannot get the computer to post. I bought the board refurb, and the processors, I have just traded for so I don't know if they are any good. Thanks for any help you could give, Adam

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  • mmonninmmonnin Centreville, VA
    edited January 2004
    Newegg does not test the refurb products.
  • HotrodsunHotrodsun Salem, OR
    edited January 2004
    Ya, I know but I have never had a problem before.
  • Straight_ManStraight_Man Geeky, in my own way Naples, FL Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    Hotrodsun wrote:
    I am having a problem with my dual xeon rig. Do any of you guys live in or near Oregon? I would like if someone could help me test some of my parts. I cannot get the computer to post. I bought the board refurb, and the processors, I have just traded for so I don't know if they are any good. Thanks for any help you could give, Adam

    Well, try a new CMOS battery, and later see if the RAM can be tested on another box. Test one CPU at a time, and see if you can get into BIOS, and read mobo manual and see if there is a disable jumper or setting for second CPU socket. Probably labelled CPU1 and possibly near CPU1 socket. On many boards, first CPU is CPU0. Second, to get both CPUs to work, you sometimes have to have RAM in each CPU's bank. Sometimes you can get one CPU with a populated bank to post with a good CPU. Also see if the cooling fan for the CPU has a sense line, some boards will do an immediate shut down if no CPU cooling fan sense detect.

    One other thing, if this is a Tyan board you might need an oddball PSU for the duallie rigs-- Xeon specific, about 480-500 watts with a full server setup.

    Do you get any audible errors??? Do the cooling fans spin up??? And which board and version is this???

    Sorry, Florida to Oregon is a bit far for a service call for me. BUT, if you are near OSU they might have some folks able and willing to help-- Open Source folks have been known to help debug hardware and software, and a lot of Open Source server stuff is run on Xeon boxes.

    John.
  • EnverexEnverex Worcester, UK Icrontian
    edited January 2004
    The CMOS battery shoudln't be a problem as machines will still boot without a CMOS battery, but they will just complain about having to run at defaults.
  • HotrodsunHotrodsun Salem, OR
    edited January 2004
    Ok, here is what I have for a setup. (2x) 2.0 gig Xeon 256k socket 603, Tyan 2668 mobo, (2x)512mb PC-2100 apacer w/Infineon chips, Antec 550w eps power supply. I have tried several video cards. It does power up, the fans spin, the hd's and cd-rom power up. But nothing else. It doesn't give any error beeps or any kind of video signal. I have try each cpu by them selfs on the board with no effect. I emailed tyan about cpu Compatibility, but It's a weekend so I won't hear back from them for a few days/weeks.
  • gtghmgtghm New
    edited January 2004
    Hotrodsun wrote:
    Ok, here is what I have for a setup. (2x) 2.0 gig Xeon 256k socket 603, Tyan 2668 mobo, (2x)512mb PC-2100 apacer w/Infineon chips, Antec 550w eps power supply. I have tried several video cards. It does power up, the fans spin, the hd's and cd-rom power up. But nothing else. It doesn't give any error beeps or any kind of video signal. I have try each cpu by them selfs on the board with no effect. I emailed tyan about cpu Compatibility, but It's a weekend so I won't hear back from them for a few days/weeks.

    According to Tyans web site that board should accept both 603 and 604 so CPU compatibility should not be a problem.
    The DDR should not be a problem either although I have seen suggestions that using ECC ram provides the least problems.

    I would pull both CPUs and then pull out the CMOS battery.
    Also short the pins to reset the BIOS. Let the board sit for about 30 minutes or so with out any kind of power to the board.
    Then I would replace the battery and move the jumpers back to the normal position.
    Install both CPUs and heatsinks. make sure you have all the necessary fans pluged in, might have to have fans to boot but I'm not sure. I have the Supermicro Xeon board so I'm not totaly familure with that board.
    Put in one stick of memory, I think that you can add the other one later.
    Then add a Video card.
    Make sure you have the proper power connections on that PSU, if I remember right Tyan boards use a special connector. Looking at the Jumper spec sheet from the Tyan site it does take either 2 power connectors: an EPS12V (24pin) and an EPS12V (8 pin) connector or it will take 3 power connectors: ATX12V (20-pin) + a Drive 12V (4 pin) + an ATX12V (4-pin) power connectors.
    Since you list an Antec 550 EPS I have to assume you have all the right connectors but I thought I would mention it.
    Thats about all I can think of at this time, try that and let us know how it went.

    "g"
  • gtghmgtghm New
    edited January 2004
    Here's tyans link to that board http://www.tyan.com/products/html/tigeri7505.html
  • gtghmgtghm New
    edited January 2004
    This should probably be moved to the hardware forum?
  • HotrodsunHotrodsun Salem, OR
    edited January 2004
    I figure it out, the processors are foster core socket 603 "256k" cache thats the problem right there. If they where a 512k cache then all would be cool. But I guess I need to find a board with intel 860 chipset or sell the cpus. do I have any taker's? I make you a killer deal. Thanks guys, Adam
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