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February 17th, 2020 13:00
Dell PowerEdge 2950 Not Booting
I have a Dell PowerEdge 2950 and it has been sitting in storage for three years. Now yesterday I pulled it out to use for hosting local game servers so that me and my brother can play on a custom game server only for us. On the first boot it was fine although it spit out a lot of error massages. I thought "oh well it still works and i can fix it later. But one of the Memory sticks was dying, so I figured ill take out that stick and another stick so that it could not spit out those codes. but when i was finished it wouldn't power on at all. The only sign of life is when you put it in identify mode. so i reseated the ram and power supply and it booted right up. so i wanted to hook it up to Ethernet. i grab a network switch plug it all in and not it wont turn on at all again. But there is more. I did everything i just did again but now it powers on and the fans are spinning but the hard drive are not doing anything and there is nothing on the monitor that i hooked up. pls help
Thank You,
Jarek


DELL-Joey C
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February 17th, 2020 21:00
Hi,
That's an obsolete server. You might be facing a main board failure, will need to troubleshoot some steps before we can conclude it.
Try removing all of the components except the below. Turn on the server, and check if you're able to access BIOS.
•System board
•Processor (with heatsink) in socket 1
•Two sticks of memory in memory slots 1 and 2
•1 power supply
•Control panel (to turn on system)
•Sideplane
•Both PCI risers; PCI-e in center slot, (PCI-e or PCI-X) in left slot
If you're able to source for a coin cell battery, CR 2032 3V, replace the main board's battery, leave the server plugged to the wall socket, and switch is turned on. Let it sit for 1 day. Try to turn it on, again, check if you're able to access BIOS. Change the time and date to current.
Jarek L
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February 18th, 2020 13:00
is it ok and safe to run without its cover on
DELL-Josh Cr
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February 18th, 2020 13:00
Yes, though the fans will run at full speed while you do.
Jarek L
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February 18th, 2020 15:00
So i figured out that my system board had died so i cant really give a solution but i recommend to do what Joey said