[GTALUG] [PRIVATE] Re: access to iLO on HP ProLiant DL360p Gen8 Server

[Steve Litt]

Alvin Starr via talk said on Sun, 1 Sep 2024 22:36:17 -0400

>Taking out all the ram and putting just a couple of sticks in may be a 
>good place to start testing.

One stick. It's a diagnostic test, and if you see the machine start to
count memory, you know there's been an improvement.

By the way, the canonical way to diagnose a "does nothing" computer is
to remove all connections from the mobo except the video card, the
power supply, the CPU, and 1 stick of RAM. Be sure to remove all wiring
from switches, LEDs, the case, and fans other than the CPU heatsink fan.
You're doing a diagnostic test, not building a computer to run for
minutes, hours or days. Start the computer by shorting the proper pins,
the ones that were attached to the on/off switch. 

If it still does nothing including counting RAM, replace the video card
with a known good one. If still nothing, swap in a known good power
supply. If still nothing, swap the ram stick with a known good
compatible ram stick. If still nothing, either the CPU or the mobo is
defective, and they're pretty much a package deal, so I'd build myself
a new computer at that point.

At any point if it starts counting RAM, connect one thing at a time
until the symptom recurs, at which time you have your root cause.

SteveT

Steve Litt 

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