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Has anyone installed dual V4 CPUs in this? I'm having issues with the server not even powering on when 2 V4 CPUs are installed. If I just install one V4 into CPU0 socket it boots fine however. I've tried 2680, 2690 and 2697A. They all behave the exact same way. I'm using the S2B_3B22 BIOS, which from my understanding, the "B" in second part of the version string indicates support for Broadwell generation Xeons. The "E5-2600 v4 (Broadwell) CPU Upgrade Package for D51B-1U/2U" BIOS on Quanta's website is very old and and is versioned "S2B_3B04".
Using a single E5-2683 v4 in my D51PH-1ULH and am planning to add a second when I need to address more RAM. I used the Broadwell package on Quanta's website to upgrade BIOS and firmware.
With the B22 BIOS a single V4 CPU works perfectly fine. However, with the second CPU installed the server refuses to even power on. The power button literally does nothing. I will try the B04 BIOS later to see if it makes any difference but I'm feeling skeptical at this point.
Yes, I tried dual for all 3 of these. If both CPUs are installed it won't boot. I also tried it on 2 different D51B-1Us, same exact behavior. The 2680s have same TDP as the 2678 v3s I'm currently running so I don't see why this would be the case.
Hmmm...I suspect you having the larger power supplies is what makes it work in a dual config.
Could be. When I first got the server I updated the BIOS and BMC. It started out with 2 E5 2620v3,s. I later upgraded it to E5 2650v4's. The update was no problem at all. The 2650's run a little cooler than the 2620's did. Since I stumbled upon the ipmi commands to slow the fans down it become my favorite server. Cooling is more than adequate with the fans set to the lowest speed. Whoever decided to use double 80mm fans in this thing is an idiot. at standard speed they go wah wah wah wah at a frequency that goes right through walls. At the lowest speed you can barely here them at all and they don't go wah wah wah.
To support dual v4 you need to install the CPLD update:
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Download QCT products driver, manual, firmware and update. And products Portfolios , case study, white paper and CCLs.,QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology)
This is just the B04 BIOS. I've tried both B04 and B22 BIOS. The latter of which is much newer. Neither works when dual V4 CPUs are installed.To support dual v4 you need to install the CPLD update:
Download Center | QCT- Quanta Cloud Technology
Download QCT products driver, manual, firmware and update. And products Portfolios , case study, white paper and CCLs.,QCT (Quanta Cloud Technology)www.qct.io
No, it's neither BIOS nor BMC update. It's CPLD update, performed by ucpld_ip file, that solves the specific problem you're having. Nothing else will help.