Hey,
so I noticed I couldn't turn on my server (which almost never gets turned off/unpluged) in an SC836 case, but the few times I have turned it off / unplugged it for servicing, sometimes it has trouble turning back on and I couldn't really explain why ...
All the cables would be connected, power supplies seated properly, amber lights, etc.
I got the case used and it's been an ongoing issue since I got it.
Then it dawned on me - I'll bet some of the caps on the power distributor are toasted.
Luckily I had another power distributor lying around - but I think it was for a 2U case because the 12v connectors weren't spaced far enough apart to work w/ my backplane (not that big of a deal, there's extension cables).
But I guess my question is -
Anyone had a mystery SM server just not turn on for some unexplainable (without a multimeter) reason? Did replacing the PDB help?
Was this a reasonable assumption on my part, or do you think my computer will fail to turn on next time I try to service it, too?
It was pretty perplexing, I'm glad the computer's working again (for now)
Thanks
so I noticed I couldn't turn on my server (which almost never gets turned off/unpluged) in an SC836 case, but the few times I have turned it off / unplugged it for servicing, sometimes it has trouble turning back on and I couldn't really explain why ...
All the cables would be connected, power supplies seated properly, amber lights, etc.
I got the case used and it's been an ongoing issue since I got it.
Then it dawned on me - I'll bet some of the caps on the power distributor are toasted.
Luckily I had another power distributor lying around - but I think it was for a 2U case because the 12v connectors weren't spaced far enough apart to work w/ my backplane (not that big of a deal, there's extension cables).
But I guess my question is -
Anyone had a mystery SM server just not turn on for some unexplainable (without a multimeter) reason? Did replacing the PDB help?
Was this a reasonable assumption on my part, or do you think my computer will fail to turn on next time I try to service it, too?
It was pretty perplexing, I'm glad the computer's working again (for now)
Thanks