Hi James,
On Thursday 08 April 2010 04:22:41 James Maki wrote:
> I purchased a refurbished HP Blade server, Proliant DL140 with dual
> 3.06 GHz Xeon CPUs. It worked just fine and I was able to install
> Windows Server 2008. I had a slim format HP laptop DVD I was going to
> utilize, but the interface was different. In addition, the server was
> LOAD! So I decided to move the server to a different case.
>
> I removed the motherboard and placed in a full tower Antec case and
> purchased 2 3U heatpipe equipped heatsinks. When I try to start the
> server now, the power light comes on for several seconds and then
> shuts down again. The system does not have a speaker so I don't know
> if I am getting any beep codes. The only things connected to the
> motherboard are the two cpus and power connectors and original power
> switch. Any ideas on how to trouble shoot this situation?
>
> The original cpu heatsink mounting hardware connected directly to the
> case bottom. The new heatsinks in the new case required a backplate.
> Otherwise, it seems I have everything connected in the same way as it
> was in the original blade server case.
>
> Any hints or suggestions are most welcome.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim Maki
> [email protected]
Check that the Antec PSU has the same pin connections as the one in the
server case.
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