DL580 G1 Processor Upgrade

[Travis Zukoski]

Hello. I'm trying to install PIII 900Mhz 2M Xeons in my DL580 G1 and can't get it to post. I've installed all four. Is there a setting that needs to be changed in order for the machine to recognize the 900's? Thank you!

[seehigh · Accepted solution]

Do you have any LED ?

The fans are spinning? there is power comming in to the server ?

and also try to boot with one CPU then 2 then 3 then 4 ....also try to test every single processor and a BIOS update will be great....(obviously as soonest as it POSTs)

[Víctor Cespón]

Are you using the HP listed part?

Pentium III Xeon X900-2MB Processor Option Kit - 222627-B21

[KarloChacon]

hi Travis

let me ask you.

you already had PIII 900Mhz 2M Xeon in that server and your adding 1 - 2 - or 3 more of them?? and when you do that you're getting no post

or

or that server had others Processors (different ones) and your adding these new 4 Proc??

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in any of both scenarios update the System BIOS for your system

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for both scenarios what if you add 1 Proc you got video?

what if add the second one? you got video?

and so on

test one proc at a time

regards

[Travis Zukoski]

Thank you all so much for the quick replies. To update first, I did get the server to show all 4 processors initialized, but then after checking the ram it halted on an 805 unsupported processor detected. I have been running the P20 bios for quite some time now, so I don't think it would be that. Now I'm really confused. Also, I can't get the server to come on with less than four cpu's installed, so the one at a time test is out. When less than four processors are installed, one amber light blinks on the front panel. Put all in and it's solid. Turn it on, all three are green. It still works great with four 700's but no luck with the 900's.

Karlo: I started out with 4 700's and tried to upgrade to 4 900's.

vcespon: I'm not sure how you tell if these are actually "Pentium III Xeon X900-2MB Processor Option Kit - 222627-B21". Their markings do show that they are "900/100/2M S2 5/12V". I will also list the individual markings below.

1. 12260001-0026 SL4XZ Compaq Sticker 091021
2. 12260051-0102 SL4XZ Compaq Sticker 091021
3. 12150088-0010 SL4XZ Compaq Sticker 277991
4. 12160009-0150 SL4XZ Compaq Sticker 268011

seehigh: Everything lights up, powers up, works fine now, except the 805 halt.

I can't understand why I would have to buy specific versions of the 900's. The 700's were in sealed retail packages when I bought them (on ebay), not specifically linked to the machine. Anyway, it's late and I'm rambling. Again, thank you all so much for you help. Any further insights are -extremely- appreciated. Thanks!

[KarloChacon]

hi

yes P20 is the last version but if you check this link they are from different dates :

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SoftwareIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&prodNameId=341567&prodTypeId=15351&prodSeriesId=341566&swLang=8&taskId=135&swEnvOID=1005#12212

in case you don't the latest update it but with the 700 Proc in the System board

regards

[Travis Zukoski]

Heh... If it ain't broke don't fix it... So, I got the online rom flash component, it told me I already had that version but I could install it anyway if I liked. I did, rebooted, and now processor slot 2 works, but all 3 other slots fail. This actually goes for the 700's and the 900's. Now, one of the 900's does work in slot 2, but as I said, all others fail. I think I could scream. I don't know what I did. Thanks for your help!

[Travis Zukoski]

I just looked at my reply and it seemed as if I was coming off rude, which was not my intention. I do truly appreciate any and all help/advice. I just always manage to box myself into a corner with problem after problem. Again, I didn't mean for that to sound snide, I greatly value your knowledge!

[KarloChacon]

hi

I really dont understand this:

"I did, rebooted, and now processor slot 2 works, but all 3 other slots fail. This actually goes for the 700's and the 900's. Now, one of the 900's does work in slot 2, but as I said, all others fail."

what do you mean by in slot 2 Proc works????
would you mind explain that scenario again


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don't assign points until we get something OK

[Travis Zukoski]

Power on > Compaq Proliant screen > Ram gets initialized at the top of the screen, below that is where it shows what processors have initialized. It now shows that the processor in slot 2 (and this happens no matter what processor I insert into that slot) has initialized, and when it finishes checking the ram it shows that processors 1, 3, and 4 fail. Like I said, no matter which processor I put in slot two, that one works, but none of the other processor slots seem to work now.