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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.0&return_msg=42546.10"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.11">11–20</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.21">21–22</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42546.10">IBM System X</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42546_10_22_10"> <a name="a42546_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 11:30</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: william (WILLIAMA) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 18:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10">42546.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.9">42546.9</a></div> <div class="message_body"> The flash procedure seems to be "do it via the the web interface, if the IMM won't load, boot the backup IMM and do it via the web interface".<br /> <br /> As far as I could see in the manual, if the backup IMM won't load either, replace the motherboard. Surely must be a header somewhere I could flash from, though?<br /> <br /> Struggling to find any cheap replacement boxes on eBay, thankfully it's just a Plex and file storage server of little consequence to anything mission critical - glad I'm not trying to explain to the bean counters why the beans are no longer being counted.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.10&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_11"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_11"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 14:10</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 14:19"></span></span> <span class="message_count">11 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.11">42546.11</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_10" target="_self">42546.10</a></div> <div class="message_body"> No chance it's the CMOS battery?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.11&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.11"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_12"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_12"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 14:20</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 14:50"></span></span> <span class="message_count">12 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.12">42546.12</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_11" target="_self">42546.11</a></div> <div class="message_body"> ¯\(°_o)/¯<br /> <br /> <br /> Would surely still boot, just lose its BIOS settings? I've taken battery out and cleared CMOS to no effect.<div class="edit_text">EDITED: 3 Feb 2020 14:24 by KOSWIX</div> </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.12&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.12"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_13"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_13"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 14:53</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 14:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">13 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.13">42546.13</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_12" target="_self">42546.12</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Re-seated ram, add-in cards, different psu yadda?. We're in hail-mary-pass land now... (I didn't know you could oc a psu?)</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.13&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.13"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_14"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_14"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 14:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 15:04"></span></span> <span class="message_count">14 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.14">42546.14</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_13" target="_self">42546.13</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Tried all that (don't have bother PSU to try).<br /> <br /> Didn't OC the PSU so much as accidentally blow up half my house due to 1950s electrics going wrong </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.14&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.14"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_15"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_15"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: CHYRON (DSMITHHFX)<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 15:07</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 15:31"></span></span> <span class="message_count">15 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.15">42546.15</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_14" target="_self">42546.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've had a pc that wouldn't post until I pulled the hdd. Then it would post, boot from a cd, and ultimately from a new hdd.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.15&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.15"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_16"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_16"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Matt<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 18:25</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 3 Feb 2020 21:24"></span></span> <span class="message_count">16 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.16">42546.16</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_14" target="_self">42546.14</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Probably the PSU then.<br /> <br /> Get your Multimeter out and measure the outputs of the 12v and 5v rails on the PSU motherboard connector and see what it is giving out.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.16&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.16"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_17"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_17"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time"> 3 Feb 2020 21:29</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: koswix <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Feb 2020 07:56"></span></span> <span class="message_count">17 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.17">42546.17</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_16" target="_self">42546.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> ...with a paperclip shorting pins 15 & 16 (green and black) natch</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.17&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.17"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42546_18"></a><div class="message" id="message_42546_18"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: koswix<span class="message_time"> 4 Feb 2020 07:56</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Matt <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 4 Feb 2020 17:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">18 of 22</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.18">42546.18</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42546.10#a42546_16" target="_self">42546.16</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Will check at the weekend.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42546.18&return_msg=42546.10" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42546.18"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote 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