screen is black

[ultimatebob]

I hope you got a good price on it. Because for your use you could build a machine a lot faster than a 7-year-old Xeon (so a Xeon version of a Core 2) with 2 GB or memory for not much, and would be a lot cheaper to work with when you encounter problems. And I do hope the video is all it is, but if you find other issues like with the 2 GB ECC DDR2 or the SAS drives, it may not be worth the investment for your purpose.

You can get some killer used server deals on eBay, though. Just a few weeks ago, I got a Poweredge T410 with 16 GB of memory, a quad core Xeon, and 4 TB of SAS RAID-5 storage for $300. Insane.... the storage alone is worth what I paid for it.

 

[Ketchup]

You can get some killer used server deals on eBay, though. Just a few weeks ago, I got a Poweredge T410 with 16 GB of memory, a quad core Xeon, and 4 TB of SAS RAID-5 storage for $300. Insane.... the storage alone is worth what I paid for it.

No kidding, that's awesome! I am hoping the OP's server was upgraded from the original specifications.

 

[mfenn]

No kidding, that's awesome! I am hoping the OP's server was upgraded from the original specifications.

:thumbsup: Agree. There is nothing too magical about 1U rackmount servers when it comes to performance. They are roughly equivalent to a stacked desktop workstation from the same era, just in a more compact form factor of course.

 

[noorkoteb]

i bought the server with 12gb of ram for about $100 i think it was worth it it helped me run for 5 months without having to host ill try the pci card and tell you if it works thanks for your help guys

 

[Ketchup]

Cool. Let us know how it goes.

 

[noorkoteb]

Well i recived the pci-e video card its to big it turns out my server is x8 there is only one x16 which has a pci raiser but it doesn't fit there either because it has a big part sticking out the only place where it could work is on pci raiser but its x8 too. i heard on other fourms that u can break the end of the slot and it will still work. can i? and if i can how do i do it(what do i cut it with)

 

[Ketchup]

Does it not fit on the slot, or is it just too tall?

And if it's too tall, is the card too tall, or just the bracket?

 

[noorkoteb]

to tall mine is 8 its 16

 

[noorkoteb]

i looked around couldnt find a x8 online?

 

[Ketchup]

Can you show us a link you what model video card you bought?

 

[noorkoteb]

I bought this one http://www.ebay.com/itm/MSI-Nvidia-...164?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item339c204efc

i have ibm system x x3650 7979 the old version from 2008

 

[Ketchup]

The card itself should be short enough. The bracket on it in the pic is too tall. Have you tested with the cover off to see if you have display?

Not this one specifically, but something like this is probably what you want:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Low-Profile...Video-Card-Half-Height-DVI-HDMI-/271661464342

unless you want to just remove the bracket and pull the connector through an empty slot.

 

[noorkoteb]

can that be removed? its not tall if i put it on pci raiser but pci raiser is x8

 

[noorkoteb]

well i found this http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-PCI-Exp...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2a3bd3015f

i can connect x8 then connect the card to it but is it safe because there isn't a certain place for it to stay

is there any other option

 

[noorkoteb]

ok i bought the pci raiser ribbon x8 to x16 ill just take of my old raiser card and put it in a way that it will be straight

 

[mfenn]

You can indeed stick a x16 card into a x8 slot if you trim the plastic on the end of the slot. I wouldn't normally recommend it, but on a potentially-broken server from 2008, I don't see the harm in trying.

 

[noorkoteb]

well i got the ribbon and the server runs i cant see anything still? i dont know if the card is even running. does it need drivers

 

[noorkoteb]

Ok so it worked but I'm seeing wierd colors moving
http://s4.postimg.org/76m72mpgd/1422651548362829852575.jpg

 

[noorkoteb]

atleast we are getting somewhere XD
better to have some colors then nothing

 

[Ketchup]

I am going from memory here, but can you try the other slot?

 

[noorkoteb]

lol, i should have thought of that brb XD

 

[noorkoteb]

well that didn't work i tried it on a few same pic

 

[Ketchup]

Have you tried resetting the bios?

It's possible you got a bad card.

It's also pissible the board has gone south.

With that configuration, it would be hard to tell which.

The only thing that points to the board (if you are certain the vga cable is good) is that it does seem ironic that the video on the board went out, and a discreet video card is not giving you a proper display.

 

[noorkoteb]

how do you reset bios

its probably the card tho the board seems to be trying to boot from harddrive

 

[Ketchup]

Download the diagnostic pdf for your server model. It tells you which switch is for the reset.