Super Micro H8SCM-F Not Booting

Simpic · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:03

Hello,

I have a H8SCM-F motherboard in a Rackable Systems 3012 3U server.

I moved it the other day from one location to the other and now it is not booting. I have replaced the power supply and done the paper clip test and it is all fine so no issues there.

I have re seated all the connectors and the RAM and still no boot. There are no lights on the front of the server either as there normally would be regardless if its turned on or not.

Any ideas as to what else I can do to troubleshoot before I pull the trigger on a new MB? I would like to eliminate everything before splashing out.

Thanks in advance.

Simpic

On Holiday · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:11

Any LEDs on the board at all?
Pull the battery, power it on, power it off, battery in.

Simpic · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:13

No LEDs at all, I'll try the battery re post back.

On Holiday · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:16

I assume no connectors were moved when you physically moved the server?

Are there any NIC LEDs if you plug the ethernet cables in?

Simpic · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:21

Archeum said:
I assume no connectors were moved when you physically moved the server?

Are there any NIC LEDs if you plug the ethernet cables in?

I don't think they were but I have reseated them all.

NIC LED is on.

Simpic · 18 Aug 2015 at 21:25

I have now noticed a flashing green small LED on the MB under the SAS card next to the COM2 socket. No idea what that is !

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The LED is the DP1 BMC Heartbeat LED. It's flashing so it implies that BMC should be working.

I'll try and connect using that.

Simpic · 19 Aug 2015 at 08:25

No joy on BMC. And the DP2 Power-On LED on the motherboard is not lit. According to the troubleshooting info in the manual this indicates there is no standby power to the motherboard.

I guess the MB is shot. I'll order a new one :-(