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Downtown99 · 08-03-2002, 11:57 PM

Well I've already tried most everything you have listed here.

Unfortunately I can't take the motherboard out of the case, since it is a Dual-XEON system (P4 and XEON Cpu's have a mounting bracket which, unfortunately, has to be mounted to the case).

I did remove the system board to check to make sure it wasn't being shorted somewhere, however I have the board mounted exactly as specified in the MB mounting documentation.

And as I mentioned earlier, I've pulled the CPUs and remounted them; I've tried booting the system with just one CPU, and also tried rotating out all of the memory.

One thing I have noticed is that there is a discrepancy in the documentation in reference to the memory type this system board takes - On Intel's online support documentation and system specifications, it says that this system board supports DDR200/266 ECC Registered 2.5V memory. However the Quick Start Guide which accompanied the system board indicates that this system board uses 3.3V DDR200 memory. Which one is right ? Anyone know ?

No matter what I do, when I power on the system, only the CPU fans come on, the keyboard lights blink, and that's it. No POST codes, no nothing.

The video is integrated (its going to be a web server anyway, so it doesn't matter), and there are no other cards installed in the machine. The power supply is a 470W Intel-certified PS. I've checked and rechecked all connections and configuration. Even as a last resort I reset the system CMOS hoping that maybe it had a bogus configuration.

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.

08-03-2002, 11:57 PM	#59
Downtown99 Member (3 bit) Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: - Posts: 4	Intel SE7400CW2/Dual XEON booting probs Well I've already tried most everything you have listed here. Unfortunately I can't take the motherboard out of the case, since it is a Dual-XEON system (P4 and XEON Cpu's have a mounting bracket which, unfortunately, has to be mounted to the case). I did remove the system board to check to make sure it wasn't being shorted somewhere, however I have the board mounted exactly as specified in the MB mounting documentation. And as I mentioned earlier, I've pulled the CPUs and remounted them; I've tried booting the system with just one CPU, and also tried rotating out all of the memory. One thing I have noticed is that there is a discrepancy in the documentation in reference to the memory type this system board takes - On Intel's online support documentation and system specifications, it says that this system board supports DDR200/266 ECC Registered 2.5V memory. However the Quick Start Guide which accompanied the system board indicates that this system board uses 3.3V DDR200 memory. Which one is right ? Anyone know ? No matter what I do, when I power on the system, only the CPU fans come on, the keyboard lights blink, and that's it. No POST codes, no nothing. The video is integrated (its going to be a web server anyway, so it doesn't matter), and there are no other cards installed in the machine. The power supply is a 470W Intel-certified PS. I've checked and rechecked all connections and configuration. Even as a last resort I reset the system CMOS hoping that maybe it had a bogus configuration. Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks.