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UNIX Museum
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 Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 4:43 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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zoetway wrote:
| Quote: | Thanks for your help, unfortunately I don't have a terminator card or
another VRM. The ID Strings are identical: SL4KL.
What would the jumper settings be for 600 Mhz? The manual only lists up
to 450 Mhz.
These jumpers are obsolete, read useless... In fact, you can take them |
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zoetway
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| Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 9:50 am Post subject:
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Thanks for your help, unfortunately I don't have a terminator card or
another VRM. The ID Strings are identical: SL4KL.
What would the jumper settings be for 600 Mhz? The manual only lists up
to 450 Mhz.
user01 wrote:
| Quote: | TRy each processor in single mode without the second VRM
don't forget the processor terminator card.
Make sure the processors each work.
Make sure that the ID strings are identical. SL3F7 or somesuch
(SL3F7 is a 550 mhz)
reseat your RAM
replace the VRM
I have my jumpers set for a 600 mhz processor
and it works fine
unixmuseum wrote:
zoetway wrote:
I tried that but I do not have a terminator for the remaining slot. I
assumed I needed one because nor the 1Ghz nor the 500 Mhz CPU's work
in uniprocessor mode. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Are the 2 processors the exact same (stepping and all)? If not, that
could be the problem... It's quite bizarre that swapping CPU would no
start at all, that might indicate that one processor is not functioning
properly... What is your motherboard revision?
BTW, where did you get the VRM... vrmsales asks $54-$60 for it, which is
way too much...
According to the guy that sold them to me they are the same stepping
speed and come from a dell dual CPU server. My motherboard revision is
030 1314 007 REV B.
I'm affraid the VRM came installed with the system when I bought it and
I wouldn't know how much was payed for it, sorry. I had no idea the VRM
was so expensive.
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user01
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 10:39 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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TRy each processor in single mode without the second VRM
don't forget the processor terminator card.
Make sure the processors each work.
Make sure that the ID strings are identical. SL3F7 or somesuch
(SL3F7 is a 550 mhz)
reseat your RAM
replace the VRM
I have my jumpers set for a 600 mhz processor
and it works fine
| Quote: | unixmuseum wrote:
zoetway wrote:
I tried that but I do not have a terminator for the remaining slot. I
assumed I needed one because nor the 1Ghz nor the 500 Mhz CPU's work
in uniprocessor mode. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Are the 2 processors the exact same (stepping and all)? If not, that
could be the problem... It's quite bizarre that swapping CPU would no
start at all, that might indicate that one processor is not functioning
properly... What is your motherboard revision?
BTW, where did you get the VRM... vrmsales asks $54-$60 for it, which is
way too much...
According to the guy that sold them to me they are the same stepping
speed and come from a dell dual CPU server. My motherboard revision is
030 1314 007 REV B.
I'm affraid the VRM came installed with the system when I bought it and
I wouldn't know how much was payed for it, sorry. I had no idea the VRM
was so expensive. |
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zoetway
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:07 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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unixmuseum wrote:
| Quote: | zoetway wrote:
I tried that but I do not have a terminator for the remaining slot. I
assumed I needed one because nor the 1Ghz nor the 500 Mhz CPU's work
in uniprocessor mode. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Are the 2 processors the exact same (stepping and all)? If not, that
could be the problem... It's quite bizarre that swapping CPU would no
start at all, that might indicate that one processor is not functioning
properly... What is your motherboard revision?
BTW, where did you get the VRM... vrmsales asks $54-$60 for it, which is
way too much...
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According to the guy that sold them to me they are the same stepping
speed and come from a dell dual CPU server. My motherboard revision is
030 1314 007 REV B.
I'm affraid the VRM came installed with the system when I bought it and
I wouldn't know how much was payed for it, sorry. I had no idea the VRM
was so expensive. |
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UNIX Museum
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 4:02 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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zoetway wrote:
| Quote: | I tried that but I do not have a terminator for the remaining slot. I
assumed I needed one because nor the 1Ghz nor the 500 Mhz CPU's work in
uniprocessor mode. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
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Are the 2 processors the exact same (stepping and all)? If not, that
could be the problem... It's quite bizarre that swapping CPU would no
start at all, that might indicate that one processor is not functioning
properly... What is your motherboard revision?
BTW, where did you get the VRM... vrmsales asks $54-$60 for it, which is
way too much... |
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Emmanuel Florac
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:37 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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Le Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:13:01 +0100, zoetway a écrit :
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When I switch the 1Ghz processors around inside the 320 (upper slot to
lower slot and the other way around) the system doesn't start up (and
the green led stays of on the front of the case).
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Perhaps you should try each CPU in uniprocessor mode, just to be sure.
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Les défauts n'apparaissent qu'après que le programme a passé (avec
succès) la phase d'intégration.
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zoetway
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:33 pm Post subject:
Re: SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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Emmanuel Florac wrote:
| Quote: | Le Sat, 19 Feb 2005 17:13:01 +0100, zoetway a écrit :
When I switch the 1Ghz processors around inside the 320 (upper slot to
lower slot and the other way around) the system doesn't start up (and
the green led stays of on the front of the case).
Perhaps you should try each CPU in uniprocessor mode, just to be sure.
I tried that but I do not have a terminator for the remaining slot. I |
assumed I needed one because nor the 1Ghz nor the 500 Mhz CPU's work in
uniprocessor mode. Please correct me if I'm wrong.
Thanks for time. |
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zoetway
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| Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject:
SGI VW320: Is my second processor broken?
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Please forgive me if I'm asking stupid questions but I was wondering:
I just inserted 2 PIII 1Ghz CPU's in my 320 to replace the two PIII
500Mhz CPU's and only one of the 1Ghz CPU's is showing up in the SGI
software at boot (marked as "unknown") and in windows computer
management and in intel cpu freq id. The CPU is recognised as a prefect
1000Mhz 100MhzFSB CPU.
When I switch the 1Ghz processors around inside the 320 (upper slot to
lower slot and the other way around) the system doesn't start up (and
the green led stays of on the front of the case).
I'm sure the jumper for the number of processors is on MP (2 CPU's) and
I have removed all 4 speed jumpers below the lower CPU slot. I also have
PROM version 1.1005 and a vrm which according to the link on
http://www.frontlinemedia.de/sgi320/vrm.html is right for dual 1Ghz
(it's the VXI-20740-01) if I'm not mistaken.
Now I bought the CPU's off EBay and would like a second opinion from you
experts before I complain to the guy that sold me them to me.
Thanks for your help. |
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