It looks like you have gone through the necessary diagnostic procedures and narrowed it down to the slot. With that in mind, the board is most likely the problem and would need to be replaced to correct the issues on the A bank.
The problem could stay with the A slots and never migrate. But in server terms, the expected system life is 5 years, so you may be on the right track to upgrade and migrate to a newer, faster server.. I would make sure my data backup is current until you do make a swap. For my money, I would invest in the newer technology.
In your opinion, does this problem indicate that a more catastrophic failure of the motherboard is imminent?
The server is around 5 years old , which is hardly ancient but also far from new. My inclination is to buy a new server and migrate everything over. I'm just wondering how long I've got.....
DELL-Geoff P
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February 17th, 2014 12:00
NICK.BAIRD,
It looks like you have gone through the necessary diagnostic procedures and narrowed it down to the slot. With that in mind, the board is most likely the problem and would need to be replaced to correct the issues on the A bank.
Regards,
DELL-Geoff P
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February 17th, 2014 12:00
The problem could stay with the A slots and never migrate. But in server terms, the expected system life is 5 years, so you may be on the right track to upgrade and migrate to a newer, faster server.. I would make sure my data backup is current until you do make a swap. For my money, I would invest in the newer technology.
Regards,
Nick.baird
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February 17th, 2014 12:00
Thanks again for your quick response.
Nick.baird
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February 17th, 2014 12:00
Thanks Geoff.
In your opinion, does this problem indicate that a more catastrophic failure of the motherboard is imminent?
The server is around 5 years old , which is hardly ancient but also far from new. My inclination is to buy a new server and migrate everything over. I'm just wondering how long I've got.....