Hi there,
I've been slowly putting together my first ESXi / FreeNAS build with a 847 chassis and a X8DTU-F motherboard. The motherboard and included CPU (L5520) came free with the chassis, and I've been working with them over two months. I also have a pair of X5675s that I plan to use once everything is set up properly.
Unfortunately, while running some badblocks tests on my HDDs via an Ubuntu live USB stick (thanks, @BLinux ), the system completely froze. The HDD indicator lights changed to a solid blue, indicating the system was no longer running the tests, and the Ubuntu lock screen was, well, locked. So I reset the system and the motherboard has been unable to boot to BIOS ever since.
Basic Specs
-X8DTU-F
-SC847E-R1400UB chassis ("4U chassis - supports for maximum motherboard sizes: 13.68" x 13", E-ATX, ATX, and UIO motherboards")
-Dual X5675s (L5520 used for testing)
-DDR3 RAM (plenty of 4 GB sticks)
-AOC-USAS2-L8A-IS018 SAS HBA
-RSC-R2UU-UA3E8+ riser card
-SAS2 backplane for back, SAS backplane on front (only using back backplane for now).
Clear issues:
-Power is OK. X8DTU-F powers on.
-Heartbeat LED is blinking on / off as per usual.
-Will not boot to BIOS.
-No power LED indicator on riser card or attached SAS card (used to have that going on before the system froze).
-IPMI not working (can log onto web console, indicating that the IP address is still valid, but can not access power controls or the virtualization console). IPMI LEDs flash as normal.
-USB stick usually has a LED that comes on that indicates it is on and working- the LED does not light up now.
-Connected a monitor via VGA. No signal.
-Removed all CPUs, RAM, riser cards and tried them one by one, no luck.
-Cleared CMOS repeatedly, tested battery. Still operational.
Contacted SuperMicro about RMA possibility and they say the motherboard is out of warranty (uh, yeah) and no repair options are available through them. So hoping you guys have some ideas I can try so I can resurrect this thing, as there seem to be very limited options for this chassis (replacement motherboard must accept X5675s, be L-shaped in order to accept this SAS HBA, and be able to fit into this chassis).
Suggestions? Wild ideas? I'm open to anything! Thanks for reading
@aftereffectsmagic
I've been slowly putting together my first ESXi / FreeNAS build with a 847 chassis and a X8DTU-F motherboard. The motherboard and included CPU (L5520) came free with the chassis, and I've been working with them over two months. I also have a pair of X5675s that I plan to use once everything is set up properly.
Unfortunately, while running some badblocks tests on my HDDs via an Ubuntu live USB stick (thanks, @BLinux ), the system completely froze. The HDD indicator lights changed to a solid blue, indicating the system was no longer running the tests, and the Ubuntu lock screen was, well, locked. So I reset the system and the motherboard has been unable to boot to BIOS ever since.
Basic Specs
-X8DTU-F
-SC847E-R1400UB chassis ("4U chassis - supports for maximum motherboard sizes: 13.68" x 13", E-ATX, ATX, and UIO motherboards")
-Dual X5675s (L5520 used for testing)
-DDR3 RAM (plenty of 4 GB sticks)
-AOC-USAS2-L8A-IS018 SAS HBA
-RSC-R2UU-UA3E8+ riser card
-SAS2 backplane for back, SAS backplane on front (only using back backplane for now).
Clear issues:
-Power is OK. X8DTU-F powers on.
-Heartbeat LED is blinking on / off as per usual.
-Will not boot to BIOS.
-No power LED indicator on riser card or attached SAS card (used to have that going on before the system froze).
-IPMI not working (can log onto web console, indicating that the IP address is still valid, but can not access power controls or the virtualization console). IPMI LEDs flash as normal.
-USB stick usually has a LED that comes on that indicates it is on and working- the LED does not light up now.
-Connected a monitor via VGA. No signal.
-Removed all CPUs, RAM, riser cards and tried them one by one, no luck.
-Cleared CMOS repeatedly, tested battery. Still operational.
Contacted SuperMicro about RMA possibility and they say the motherboard is out of warranty (uh, yeah) and no repair options are available through them. So hoping you guys have some ideas I can try so I can resurrect this thing, as there seem to be very limited options for this chassis (replacement motherboard must accept X5675s, be L-shaped in order to accept this SAS HBA, and be able to fit into this chassis).
Suggestions? Wild ideas? I'm open to anything! Thanks for reading
@aftereffectsmagic