Xeon Owners Club

[Xeon]

While I can't speak for Austria, statside $120 is not unreasonable;

I have a W2134 but no Board, a good one on the second hand market is by 200€

A new one between 300-400€

I thought seth1911 already did

 

[lexluthermiester]

Why must you tempt me.

Oh hell, was tempted my own self. BTW, now it's down to $114, with free shipping..
Of course these just came up in my search;

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Both from the same seller, but NIB?

 

[droopyRO]

So it works on some X99 boards.

Wonder if it would work on a X58 board, i have Windows 7 on it since it is an offline machine. But wonder if and how Windows 11 would run.

 

[lexluthermiester]

So it works on some X99 boards.

Wonder if it would work on a X58 board, i have Windows 7 on it since it is an offline machine. But wonder if and how Windows 11 would run.

I have been testing 11 on a Dell T3500 with a Xeon W3680, which is X58, during the entirety of the beta program and it is currently on 22000.258 which is the latest RTM patch. Bypass methods were used to install. I also run it on a dual core i3-2310 based Dell Vostro V131 as a primary OS and it runs smooth & snappy on that laptop.

Install using a bypass(the guides of which can be found here in the forums) and you will have no problems. All Windows 7/8/10 drivers will work fine in 11. Install, enjoy!

 

[crazydrve`]

Hello,

I just found this thread, I assume dell poweredge servers are part of this, like various setup and troubleshooting?

 

[Toothless]

Hello,

I just found this thread, I assume dell poweredge servers are part of this, like various setup and troubleshooting?

If it's got a Xeon, it's welcome here.

 

[RyzenMaster.sys]

I got a Xeon X5670 a bit ago for $10 shipped on ebay. Pretty good performer for the cost.

Got it dialed in to 4.2ghz. 4.3ghz is iffy, and it won't go past that.

The only real downside is x58 board cost.

 

[crazydrve`]

If it's got a Xeon, it's welcome here.

Hey thanks,

I got a refurbished Dell T620 in May and having issues trying to get it set up.

Just curious if anyone else has Gen 12 Dell poweredge gear?

I am getting uefi errors sometimes.

One example is when trying to set the embedded nic to default.

All firmware is up to date, all hardware diagnostic tests are good. Only have the perc h710p( came with server).

Any ideas would be appreciated

The error:

UEFI0001​

Thank you
Bill

 

[Toothless]

Hey thanks,

I got a refurbished Dell T620 in May and having issues trying to get it set up.

Just curious if anyone else has Gen 12 Dell poweredge gear?

I am getting uefi errors sometimes.

One example is when trying to set the embedded nic to default.

All firmware is up to date, all hardware diagnostic tests are good. Only have the perc h710p( came with server).

Any ideas would be appreciated

The error:

UEFI0001​

Thank you
Bill

My usual thing is just to run stock everything, but then again I've never had a Dell server; just an OEM board from them.

 

[crazydrve`]

My usual thing is just to run stock everything, but then again I've never had a Dell server; just an OEM board from them.

The servers seem to be more complex, having bios and uefi is confusing to me.

 

[lexluthermiester]

The servers seem to be more complex

That is an understatement.

Hey thanks,

I got a refurbished Dell T620 in May and having issues trying to get it set up.

Just curious if anyone else has Gen 12 Dell poweredge gear?

I am getting uefi errors sometimes.

One example is when trying to set the embedded nic to default.

All firmware is up to date, all hardware diagnostic tests are good. Only have the perc h710p( came with server).

Any ideas would be appreciated

The error:

UEFI0001​

Thank you
Bill

Based on that screenshot, I believe you might have a RAM problem. Have you tried dropping to one stick of RAM and testing from there?

 

[Mr Bill]

I got a Xeon X5670 a bit ago for $10 shipped on ebay. Pretty good performer for the cost.

Got it dialed in to 4.2ghz. 4.3ghz is iffy, and it won't go past that.

The only real downside is x58 board cost.

I have my Asus PT6 Deluxe V2 machine running at 4.3GHz with the X5670.

 

[80-watt Hamster]

I got a Xeon X5670 a bit ago for $10 shipped on ebay. Pretty good performer for the cost.

Got it dialed in to 4.2ghz. 4.3ghz is iffy, and it won't go past that.

The only real downside is x58 board cost.

That's pretty much the exact story with one of my 5670s (haven't pushed the other). I lucked out in getting one X58 system for free, and a second for almost free. Free one doesn't OC, though. :-/

 

[crazydrve`]

That is an understatement.

Based on that screenshot, I believe you might have a RAM problem. Have you tried dropping to one stick of RAM and testing from there?

I think I did already but can try again.

 

[lexluthermiester]

I think I did already but can try again.

It might also be a corrupt EFI image.

 

[crazydrve`]

It might also be a corrupt EFI image.

Hi Lex,

How would I check that?

Thanks
Bill

 

[lexluthermiester]

Hi Lex,

How would I check that?

Thanks
Bill

Not sure. You could reflash the firmware if you could get to a stable boot state. Can you get into the management console of the EFI?

 

[seth1911]

lga2066 was an expensive plataform, not Worth the investement for a quad core cpu imho.

CPU Lanes and expansion Slots

I thought seth1911 already did

need a Board for RDIMM

 

[repman244]

Hey thanks,

I got a refurbished Dell T620 in May and having issues trying to get it set up.

Just curious if anyone else has Gen 12 Dell poweredge gear?

I am getting uefi errors sometimes.

One example is when trying to set the embedded nic to default.

All firmware is up to date, all hardware diagnostic tests are good. Only have the perc h710p( came with server).

Any ideas would be appreciated

The error:

UEFI0001​

Thank you
Bill

I'm not really familiar with Dell since I always used HP/HPE, but did you check iDRAC log?

Try running it with minimal hardware setup - 1 CPU, 1 RAM stick, no PCI-e cards etc. just to be sure it's not hardware related (to me it looks like there is a problem with UEFI).
You can also try upgrading the firmware/UEFI to the latest version (or re-flash).
If the management is anything like HP one, you can flash your UEFI through iDRAC.

 

[Mr Bill]

Hey thanks,

I got a refurbished Dell T620 in May and having issues trying to get it set up.

Wow! I just looked up one, they're more expensive than my truck.

 

[crazydrve`]

Wow! I just looked up one, they're more expensive than my truck.

Yep, mine was $3000 from server monkey with my current specs.

I'm not really familiar with Dell since I always used HP/HPE, but did you check iDRAC log?

Try running it with minimal hardware setup - 1 CPU, 1 RAM stick, no PCI-e cards etc. just to be sure it's not hardware related (to me it looks like there is a problem with UEFI).
You can also try upgrading the firmware/UEFI to the latest version (or re-flash).
If the management is anything like HP one, you can flash your UEFI through iDRAC.

I am working on figureing this out... this is what the log says.

UEFI0001: CPU Exception Type 0x03: Breakpoint (Software).
2021-10-18T16:34:56-0700
Log Sequence Number: 3678
Detailed Description:
A CPU software breakpoint exception (type 0x03) occurred in the pre-boot UEFI environment. The software used it for debugging purposes.
Recommended Action:
Recently installed hardware or updated software may cause this exception. Update or remove the hardware or software.

 

[repman244]

I would try minimum hardware for boot now and see what happens - one CPU, one stick of RAM etc. Of course it can still be the motherboard that causes this fault but you can rule out almost everything else.
Are you running officially supported components (with Dell HDD included)?

For software side, update your firmware, I don't know how Dell does it but I'm pretty sure they have a "service pack" which checks and updates all the firmwares and drivers to the latest version.
HP uses SPP which is a bootable CD, where you check/select which firmware driver to update.

 

[crazydrve`]

I would try minimum hardware for boot now and see what happens - one CPU, one stick of RAM etc. Of course it can still be the motherboard that causes this fault but you can rule out almost everything else.
Are you running officially supported components (with Dell HDD included)?

For software side, update your firmware, I don't know how Dell does it but I'm pretty sure they have a "service pack" which checks and updates all the firmwares and drivers to the latest version.
HP uses SPP which is a bootable CD, where you check/select which firmware driver to update.

Yea, I am running official parts only.

I have 1 cpu, 1 stick of RAM, no hdds or dvd connected. No USB connected either. Only perc h710p installed in proper slot.

Ugh, this is frustrating

 

[80-watt Hamster]

Yea, I am running official parts only.

I have 1 cpu, 1 stick of RAM, no hdds or dvd connected. No USB connected either. Only perc h710p installed in proper slot.

Ugh, this is frustrating

Does ServerMonkey offer any kind of support?

 

[lexluthermiester]

Does ServerMonkey offer any kind of support?

Yeah, I'm with this.

Yea, I am running official parts only.

I have 1 cpu, 1 stick of RAM, no hdds or dvd connected. No USB connected either. Only perc h710p installed in proper slot.

Ugh, this is frustrating

If you're having this problem with just a basic setup, there is something seriously wrong. I would get in touch with the seller and see about a resolution.