Ok several months have past and no response from dell. After trying a pair of 933's I bought of ebay, I have confirmed that they do NOT work. I now have a single 866 SL4BV, but after installing it the "Dell" screen comes up but the computer does not go any further.
Anyone have any ideas, I have searched thru the message board but no luck yet in finding anything
I have search the Intel web site and there is only one SL4BV, so from what I have been able to gather, this CPU should work. I wonder if there is some sort of jumper on the MOBO that needs to be changed from a 100 mhz to 133 mhz? I can find one on the actual MOBO, but I will keep searching.
I have upgraded to the latest BIOS and still no luck.
I have a 2400 and a 2300 that I am wanting to upgrade one of. The 2400 is a 500 mhz the 2300 is a 450 pentium 3
Could you give me anymore info about the exact cpu's you used. I need something so I can try to fish a matched pair off of ebay.
Did you start with a single cpu and upgrade to a dual. If so did you have to remove or reset anything other than just plugging in the cpu.
I think the vrm's are built in on both these so there must be specific cpu's that work. Both my poweredges are single cpu's I would like to put a dual in the 2300 but a better processor.
Did you see performance that was worth this effort. I was worried about the 100 mhz bus speed and if the cpu's would make that much difference.
Doesnt seem like dell wants you to do this they dont offer much info. I think they would rather have you buy a new box
My machine came with a single 500 (with a card in the second slot). I simply removed both the 500cpu and the dummy card from slot two and inserted the two 733's, rebooted and everything worked.
I got the cpu's from Ebay: Here is the posting (it's gone now but you get the info required from this).
As for performance, I haven't benchmarked it but I think SQL server would run faster as well as other apps. I use my 2400 as a big-fat file server, lots of movies, tv series, pictures, etc. and have never had any performance issues yet running movies from a client-pc.
I am testing my business apps on there now, but that is just starting. Eventually I will be running an SQL version of my companies production system for testing, that's why I upgraded it (at least that's what I told my wife).
I sent you a PM, if there is more info I can give you, send me an email.
Ken
Message Edited by KenLangendock on 04-07-200601:23 PM
The power connectors I changed were relating to the IDE drives instead of the SCSII drives.
Once I removed the backplane, I had to split the power connectors for the IDE hard drives. As for the CPU's, I did nothing except plug them in and boot it up. It recognized the two CPU's all by itself.
I had already upgraded my BIOS in an attempt to get the 866's to work. I think I am running A09 now on the server.
Oh and BTW, I upgraded my brothers 2400 just last year to the same IDE configuration that I am running, he already had dual 733's installed. I pulled them from his and tried them in mine so I was positive they would work.
Message Edited by KenLangendock on 04-12-200612:13 PM
I bought two 733 cpu's off ebay. Put them in and all I got was beeps. I took one out and it booted at 733. Put the other one in and beeps again. Took out the one that was working and put in the one I was using as a second and it booted at 550 mhz. So the ebay guy had sold me the wrong cpu. If it wasnt for that it would have just worked.
Any way I have it updated from a single 450 to a single 733. I bought the 550 for 5 buck with 8.50 postage so not worth returning. Will probably just keep the single 733 in for awhile.
But wanted to thank you for your help was really easy.
I had the same problem the first time I ordered dual cpu's off ebay. The person on the other end told be they were 866's, when I got them, they were 933's. I tried them, but as I expected my system couldn't handle them. I returned them for a full refund.
If I were you, contact the ebay seller and return one of them for a refund. Then look for another 733. It is nice to max out the machine before all these parts become extinct.
As a file server these machines are amazing.
1.5 terrabutes of data (6x250gig ultra100 IDE), 2 gig of ram, DVD burner and dual 733's....gotta love it.
Good luck with your machines.
Drop a message here if you want anymore help or look at your PM
I got the 2300 with 6 18 gig drives, gig of ram for 45 bucks
I got a power vault with 12 drives and a perc 3 card for 80 bucks
now 30 bucks for the cpu's
I'm in this one poweredge 155 dollars with a monitor
this is the part I love I have all this raid 5 hardrive room. Kids, wife will never complain I lost the family pictures or the home work or last years taxes
plus I have a good platform to learn new apps for work
Mike, I recently purchased from a local school two fine specimens of the 2400 poweredge server and one compaq 3000 I find the 2400 to be very interesting to say the least. I have one on craigslist for sale while keeping the other. I have windows server 2000, and all dells software with it for 150.00. Is this too much for it? Or too little for it? Also do you know what is the largest size processor we can put in these little neat machines. And the memory how big of a dimm can go in each slot . I got the the management software if you would like to have a copy of it, let me know where to send it Its called openmanage Server assistant Ver6., And Dell Openmanage Applications Ver 1.4.0 , You may already have these I have not got this far yet still just looking at the machine and getting it as fast as possiable first. My Info is: Greg S.
I just recently got my hands on a Poweredge 2400 with 2 733's and 5 9.1gb hard drives. It has Windows Server NT on it. I'm very curious on how you converted from SCSI to IDE. Also, what operating system are you running on it?
I'm looking for 2 866's right now so maybe I can get the most out of it when I get something going. I was just curious on how you tweaked yours.
KenLangendock
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August 3rd, 2005 19:00
Ok several months have past and no response from dell. After trying a pair of 933's I bought of ebay, I have confirmed that they do NOT work. I now have a single 866 SL4BV, but after installing it the "Dell" screen comes up but the computer does not go any further.
Anyone have any ideas, I have searched thru the message board but no luck yet in finding anything
ken
KenLangendock
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September 29th, 2005 01:00
Still no response from anyone.
I have search the Intel web site and there is only one SL4BV, so from what I have been able to gather, this CPU should work. I wonder if there is some sort of jumper on the MOBO that needs to be changed from a 100 mhz to 133 mhz? I can find one on the actual MOBO, but I will keep searching.
I have upgraded to the latest BIOS and still no luck.
MikeCarenter
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April 7th, 2006 14:00
Most time nothing and dell doesnt help much with their support for updating these older machines
I too wish I could find a source of information
KenLangendock
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April 7th, 2006 15:00
Wow, it's been almost a year to date, and finally somebody replied.
Since that last post I have upgraded my server. I installed dual 733's and 1.5 gig of ramm.
I know have 3x250gig drives and 1x160gig boot drive. Still have two slots left...lol
Ken
MikeCarenter
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April 7th, 2006 16:00
Could you give me anymore info about the exact cpu's you used. I need something so I can try to fish a matched pair off of ebay.
Did you start with a single cpu and upgrade to a dual. If so did you have to remove or reset anything other than just plugging in the cpu.
I think the vrm's are built in on both these so there must be specific cpu's that work. Both my poweredges are single cpu's I would like to put a dual in the 2300 but a better processor.
Did you see performance that was worth this effort. I was worried about the 100 mhz bus speed and if the cpu's would make that much difference.
Doesnt seem like dell wants you to do this they dont offer much info. I think they would rather have you buy a new box
Mike
KenLangendock
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April 7th, 2006 16:00
My machine came with a single 500 (with a card in the second slot). I simply removed both the 500cpu and the dummy card from slot two and inserted the two 733's, rebooted and everything worked.
I got the cpu's from Ebay: Here is the posting (it's gone now but you get the info required from this).
"Matched pair Slot 1 733 MHz CPUs Dell SL3XN P3 733MHZ "
As for performance, I haven't benchmarked it but I think SQL server would run faster as well as other apps. I use my 2400 as a big-fat file server, lots of movies, tv series, pictures, etc. and have never had any performance issues yet running movies from a client-pc.
I am testing my business apps on there now, but that is just starting. Eventually I will be running an SQL version of my companies production system for testing, that's why I upgraded it (at least that's what I told my wife).
I sent you a PM, if there is more info I can give you, send me an email.
Ken
Message Edited by KenLangendock on 04-07-200601:23 PM
MikeCarenter
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April 12th, 2006 14:00
I should have two cpu's showing up today from ebay the same as you had spec'ed
KenLangendock
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April 12th, 2006 15:00
Thats the ESM, I downloaded the ESM upgrade patch and followed the instructions.
Not sure what it did though.
KenLangendock
22 Posts
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April 12th, 2006 15:00
The power connectors I changed were relating to the IDE drives instead of the SCSII drives.
Once I removed the backplane, I had to split the power connectors for the IDE hard drives. As for the CPU's, I did nothing except plug them in and boot it up. It recognized the two CPU's all by itself.
I had already upgraded my BIOS in an attempt to get the 866's to work. I think I am running A09 now on the server.
Oh and BTW, I upgraded my brothers 2400 just last year to the same IDE configuration that I am running, he already had dual 733's installed. I pulled them from his and tried them in mine so I was positive they would work.
Message Edited by KenLangendock on 04-12-200612:13 PM
MikeCarenter
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April 12th, 2006 15:00
MikeCarenter
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April 14th, 2006 15:00
I bought two 733 cpu's off ebay. Put them in and all I got was beeps. I took one out and it booted at 733. Put the other one in and beeps again. Took out the one that was working and put in the one I was using as a second and it booted at 550 mhz. So the ebay guy had sold me the wrong cpu. If it wasnt for that it would have just worked.
Any way I have it updated from a single 450 to a single 733. I bought the 550 for 5 buck with 8.50 postage so not worth returning. Will probably just keep the single 733 in for awhile.
But wanted to thank you for your help was really easy.
Mike
KenLangendock
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April 14th, 2006 15:00
MikeCarenter
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April 14th, 2006 15:00
I got the 2300 with 6 18 gig drives, gig of ram for 45 bucks
I got a power vault with 12 drives and a perc 3 card for 80 bucks
now 30 bucks for the cpu's
I'm in this one poweredge 155 dollars with a monitor
this is the part I love I have all this raid 5 hardrive room. Kids, wife will never complain I lost the family pictures or the home work or last years taxes
plus I have a good platform to learn new apps for work
Gregory Sparks
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May 5th, 2009 12:00
Mike, I recently purchased from a local school two fine specimens of the 2400 poweredge server and one compaq 3000 I find the 2400 to be very interesting to say the least. I have one on craigslist for sale while keeping the other. I have windows server 2000, and all dells software with it for 150.00. Is this too much for it? Or too little for it? Also do you know what is the largest size processor we can put in these little neat machines. And the memory how big of a dimm can go in each slot . I got the the management software if you would like to have a copy of it, let me know where to send it Its called openmanage Server assistant Ver6., And Dell Openmanage Applications Ver 1.4.0 , You may already have these I have not got this far yet still just looking at the machine and getting it as fast as possiable first. My Info is: Greg S.
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Jason51482
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January 15th, 2010 20:00
I just recently got my hands on a Poweredge 2400 with 2 733's and 5 9.1gb hard drives. It has Windows Server NT on it. I'm very curious on how you converted from SCSI to IDE. Also, what operating system are you running on it?
I'm looking for 2 866's right now so maybe I can get the most out of it when I get something going. I was just curious on how you tweaked yours.
Thanks for any help you can give me.