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Yeah I think you would need LRDIMMs for C612. RDIMMS won't work at that size on this guy sadly.

I think you would need to use LRDIMM modules if you are going for 64GB per DIMM. Are you running v3 or v4 Xeons?

It's a custom mezanine slot for a riser Gigabyte no longer sells. The normal purpose of a slot like that is more direct integration with the motherboard itself vs going over the PCI Express bus. It's usually used for network adapters but also sometimes storage controllers. When it is used on...

For what it's worth, I asked Penguin directly about BIOS stuff a few weeks ago (if they developed their own past what Gigabyte offers). They said they use the same BIOS Gigabyte provides. They just change the logo for branding purposes. :rolleyes:

As long as they are identical (minus the size) it should work, but it's not recommended in general for servers. Even Supermicro, the most lenient of the bunch, recommends against it.

Depends on the TDP of the processor, which is why I run Xeon 2630Ls at the moment. 1U is never going to super silent so if a 1U can accomplish a low "idle" level of white noise, it's a winner. Usually you're pretty much locked out of modifying any fan curve related configuration on most servers...

Did you adjust the fan offset in the MergePoint BMC to -127? That will vastly decrease the noise they make + Energy Efficient performance settings in the BIOS. 1U will always be more noisy, but I'm quite surprised how quiet these are for a 1U.

Most video cards won't fit in this server due to the proximity of the PCI Express full height slots to the DIMM locations. If the card is too long, it won't fit. You'll want a GPU that is geared towards Mini-ITX if you want something to fit - GPU can't be much longer than the actual PCI Express...

Also: If anyone can test bi-furication with my little modded BIOS that would be grand. I would, but the card I used to test before is being used now, and I can't remove it from where it is installed.

For what it's worth I encountered this specific code with PCI Express cards being installed and changing a BIOS setting to something the PCI Express card didn't like. Had to clear CMOS. Another time I saw this code was RAM - it would hang there and a DIMM needed to have its contacts cleaned...

It should - I didn't test it, but setting it to the appropriate setting on the slot your card is installed should do the trick. It's built into the platform, so no reason why it wouldn't work if the setting is there.

Okay one more thing! Here's a bootable ISO with everything included you can use via the Virtual Media Mount in the MergePoint BMC: https://mega.nz/file/1AEGhb4J#mSKJqkWCv8gZfB3QZcb3K2DslAeHK7e3HD3XTAvtGig If you already have the server racked, you can just do this from the comfort of your desk...

Made a new version after some inspiration. I spent a long time revamping the BIOS terminology to make more sense in this one. I also missed some interesting items the first time around. Memory Stuff, Overclocking (lol), Power Management controls that are crazy specific, the ability to disable...

As promised here's an updated BIOS file that can be flashed to these servers! You'll need to use a USB bootable flash drive. You can use Rufus and FreeDOS. Provision the drive with Rufus, then just copy the files inside of the archive to the root of the flash drive. You just need to run...

I purchased another for spare parts purposes (mainly the fans and PSUs) since the server is so cheap. I'm going to also use that motherboard to test BIOS update stuff, before unleashing it upon the ones I have deployed, and then to you all. Microcode will come first, then other settings...

Head's up: You might want to proactively replace the CMOS batteries on these due to age. I've had two drop below acceptable voltage and alert so I went ahead and replaced all 4 to be safe.

Got my 4th server in - this one came with processors still installed! :oops: So...now I have 2x 2630 v3 destined for eBay @ $40 each! Two of the other servers came with LSI 9271-8i cards installed, which I was able to flip on eBay for $80 each. So, if my math is correct I ended up paying a...

Can't go wrong with the L series Xeons if you're after low power consumption! What are you running now?

Oh no I meant the backplane can accept SAS drives based on the connector (looked at it with a flashlight). I think you might need a PCI-E HBA or RAID Controller to read them though. I don't think the onboard chipset can without that, but could be wrong. It's kind of weird.

This is technically an enterprise server with an enterprise backplane. The white label drives work in this without a pin being covered - using some with this server as we speak. The backplane supports both SATA and SAS drives. There's also two separate controllers - one supports 6 drives, one...