On 9/1/24 8:27 PM, Lennart Sorensen wrote:
A dead CPU is a possibility. It would stop the system from doing much of anything. Even with bad or wrong ram the system would try to boot and then fail with lots of beeps. trying to get IPMI/iLO working without being able to boot at all will be a major task. I believe that you can only change the IP address of the IPMI device once the system is booted. There is a jumper that can disable the passwords but it can be a pain to find. I have had two systems refuse to even attempt to power on with bad ram. After removing the defective stick of ram the system powered on. Perhaps the ram had a short. But it is definitely possible for a system
On Sun, Sep 01, 2024 at 06:24:47PM -0400, Alvin Starr via talk wrote: that is otherwise fine to not even try to start if it has a defective component.
Hmmm. While reworking a couple of systems I had ram issues but they partly booted. At least enough to complain.. So I guess the moral of the story is that your mileage may vary. Taking out all the ram and putting just a couple of sticks in may be a good place to start testing. Cycle through a few sets of ram to see if you get any joy. -- Alvin Starr || land: (647)478-6285 Netvel Inc. || Cell: (416)806-0133 alvin@netvel.net ||