159$ US 'new' Quanta D51B-1U LGA2011-3 Server Best Offer

[SPCRich]

quanta d51b-1u - I am looking for SATA power details from this motherboard.

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SATA power details? are you asking if they support power for SATADOMS? maybe you can write more than one sentence? Those 2 beige connectors next to the slots are for power cables to power SATADOMs. Only Supermicro Yellow slots support power through the sata connector

 

[Fritz]

Both SATA ports are labeled "SATADOM" so I assume the two white connectors next to them are for DOM power.

Nice pic BTW.

 

[tjsgifan]

As some others have said, if you looking for bootable options for the SATA port I would look at the Innodisk range of DOMs that do not require separate power to operate. I work for ServerO in the UK and we have loads of these Quanta boxes and we have found a small DOM option combined with a U.2 NVMe drive makes for a great combination. Supermicro SATADOM do have separate power cable's available which you can combine with some other power adapters but the D51B-1U does not allow you to make many changes inside due to design which is fairly locked down so we normally stick with the Innodisk range.

If anyone needs any help with these chassis feel free to reach out.

 

[9200_4evr]

If anyone needs any help with these chassis feel free to reach out.

I just bought one of these (4x LFF drive bays) and I'm wondering what I'll need to run NVME drives in it @ full speed. Is it possible to get a converter (like: Amazon.com: RIITOP NVMe Adapter M.2 PCIe SSD to PCI-e x4/x8/x16 Converter Card with Heat Sink for M.2 (M Key) NVMe SSD 2280/2260/2242/2230 [Upgraded]: Home Audio & Theater ) and get full speed out of it all while utilizing all 4 of the 3.5" LFF bays on the front?

I would love some tips/suggestions for this as it's one of my first builds. This is the one I picked up: QuantaGrid Server D51B-1U 4LFF BAREBONE 2x HEATSINK 2x PSU NO RAIL | eBay

Also, Anyone know where I can get some 3.5" caddies? Thanks!

 

[Zalouma]

Hi

Anyone mind sharing the latest BMC and BIOS for D51B-1U, its no longer on qct site and cant find them anywhere

Thanks in advance

 

[Cheddar Poster]

Hi

Anyone mind sharing the latest BMC and BIOS for D51B-1U, its no longer on qct site and cant find them anywhere

Thanks in advance

BMC & BIOS can be found in the "E5-2600 v4 (Broadwell) CPU Upgrade Package for D51B-1U/2U" on Quanta's site.

As some others have said, if you looking for bootable options for the SATA port I would look at the Innodisk range of DOMs that do not require separate power to operate. I work for ServerO in the UK and we have loads of these Quanta boxes and we have found a small DOM option combined with a U.2 NVMe drive makes for a great combination. Supermicro SATADOM do have separate power cable's available which you can combine with some other power adapters but the D51B-1U does not allow you to make many changes inside due to design which is fairly locked down so we normally stick with the Innodisk range.

If anyone needs any help with these chassis feel free to reach out.

Do you know of any Innodisk SATADOMs that work with D51PH-1ULH with or without a separate power cable?

I'm using SATADOM-SH Type C 3ME3 with a power cable but was only able to find one unit for sale.

 

[Cheddar Poster]

Do you know of any Innodisk SATADOMs that work with D51PH-1ULH with or without a separate power cable?

I'm using SATADOM-SH Type C 3ME3 with a power cable but was only able to find one unit for sale.

Bumping this question in case anybody else knows.

 

[nutsnax]

I wonder if you could shoehorn a Dell c6525 motherboard into one of these things somehow?

 

[eroji]

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".

 

[Cheddar Poster]

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.

 

[eroji]

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.

 

[Erlipton]

Running 2, 2630s in one, 2680s in the other, same bios

 

[eroji]

Running 2, 2630s in one, 2680s in the other, same bios

Which BIOS are you using?

 

[eroji]

hope you tried 2x 2680 and 2x 2690 and 2x 2697A ?

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.

 

[eroji]

Just tried the B04 BIOS, still exact same behavior. Not quite sure what else could it be. What memory slots are you guys using when both CPUs are installed?

 

[Fritz]

FWIW, I have a D51B-U2 running 2 E5 2650v4's with BIOS S2B_3B20. No issues or problems.

 

[eroji]

FWIW, I have a D51B-U2 running 2 E5 2650v4's with BIOS S2B_3B20. No issues or problems.

Which memory slots are you using?

 

[eroji]

Also, my units are running on the 750W PSUs. Not sure if that comes into play but I'd imagine that should be plenty of output for dual V4s.

 

[Fritz]

Not sure what memory slots I'm using. It has 2 16GB RDIMM's. Most likely I read the manual when I installed the memory. I usually do.

It's got 2 1100w PSU's. It came with a 10G mezz but I removed it since I didn't need it.

 

[Samir]

It's got 2 1100w PSU's.

Hmmm...I suspect you having the larger power supplies is what makes it work in a dual config.