old mainboards dying

[Woozy Song]

I needed to use an old SCSI adapter, which only worked in really old
RHEL (as they dropped the driver in newer versions). So went to junk
cupboard, had 3 Nehalem boards. The first one is stuck in a boot loop,
fans going on and off.
Next one doesn't boot if RAM plugged in (no beep, no keyboard lights),
but gives beep code for bad RAM with no RAM. So the last one, fingers
crossed, it works (with a new CMOS battery)!

[Jaimie Vandenbergh]

Post by Woozy Song
I needed to use an old SCSI adapter, which only worked in really old
RHEL (as they dropped the driver in newer versions). So went to junk
cupboard, had 3 Nehalem boards. The first one is stuck in a boot loop,
fans going on and off.

Power caps dried out I'd guess. Those boards ran hot and it's been ~15
years.

Post by Woozy Song
Next one doesn't boot if RAM plugged in (no beep, no keyboard lights),
but gives beep code for bad RAM with no RAM.

Just plain busted :) Probably also caps, not enough power available to
stabilise the bus.

Post by Woozy Song
So the last one, fingers
crossed, it works (with a new CMOS battery)!

Hurray! Get the job done quickly before the caps dry out.

("caps caps caps, it's all you ever think about...")

Cheers - Jaimie