SuperMicro x9dai problems - won't boot from anything

[ealvar]

I have an x9dai that does not want to boot from anything, period.

It recognizes RAM & CPUs, does not report any errors via beeps or in BIOS.

I've cleared CMOS via SM's instructions. Reset all BIOS settings to defaults, etc. No luck.

I've tried using the CTRL-HOME with SUPER.BIN latest BIOS on a FAT32 formatted USB stick. It reboots twice and then just sits with a single blinking cursor.

I've tried ECC registered, regular desktop DDR3, different USB ports, etc. with zero success. I've used multiple video cards, tried different RAM slots.

Everything seems fine, just won't boot any operating system.

Any ideas on what to try next? I'm well versed with SM boards and Have used them going back to the old Pentium P55T2S .

The board is part of an open box SYS7074A-T I picked up a while back that was supposed to be brand new, never used (it certainly appears flawless). I finally got around to adding some E5-2670s and have hit a wall trying to get an OS on this thing.

Thanks,

Erik

 

[Venturi]

May I suggest that you visit a few sections of the bios:


1 make sure boot choices are both legacy and uefi

2bMake sure the is boot style matches the selected boot flavor

3 Make sure the usb is set to support legacy as well as both or auto

4 Make sur all ports are on

5 and finally, does the bios sees the device and sees the is you have on that device


Just trying to help even if it's generic for super micro

 

[pricklypunter]

Have you tried running just a single CPU and RAM? Does it have any error messages? Will it PXE boot?