Hello Tqh I have upgraded my servers memory from 8 GB to 16 gb but when I powered the machine on, the PSU fan runs at full speed. Previously, the server would turn on and the psu fan would go loud during ram test and then quieten down. Now, the server turns on and the fan goes loud during ram test phase but it doesn't quieten. It is incredibly loud and unacceptable. Could you advise me what could be causing that? I'm thinking its caused by more power draw but I previously had 8 sticks in there and it was never that loud.
It appears that the BIOS is locked up. Are you mixing old RAM with the new ones or are they all new? Btw I can't seem to get VMware ESXi 5.0.0 to boot on my HDAMB board. It keeps locking up on the "Loading ACPI". But there appears to be a way to modify the original ISO and integrate a custom driver, like the 3ware 9500/9550SX PCI-X cards. I know that both of those cards are only SATA-150, so if you're looking for SATA-300 then you might have to find another brand that is on the HCL.
I am using the PC3200 4x 2GB in addition to existing 4x 2GB PC3200 and PC2700 (I think). The server booted into ESXi properly however the fan doesn't seem to have quietened down. I can't really check it since I've left home and I'm abroad now. I'm going back on 6th of May. I will get my dad to go home one day and let me know if it's still loud. What a shame, it's constantly making trouble! I'm not sure what the problem about ACPI is. I got a lock up on Loading VMFS3 recently, then another lock on Starting USB Arbitator (after reboot). I eventually took a HDD out and placed it back there. It then booted. These boards are c**p, seriously.
I've been mixing before and it was okay. I may need to check banks to ensure frequencies are matched... EDIT: Just got a skype call from my dad. He went to our house and he couldn't believe how loud the fan was. When I go back there, I will fiddle around with these RAM sticks and in the worst scenario I will literally remove the fan from that PSU, I couldn't stand it for 5 minutes when I was there. God why that little thing makes so much noise?!
Hi all, I'm having an issue with an HDAMA-I based system (Rackable C2001) that I hope you can help out with. My girlfriend got this machine to store her media on her home network. The system has been running Server 2003 for ages until the other day when things went tits up software wise. We thought, while formatting the system, we would get the heat/sound issues sorted out. We have replaced all the fans with 'silent' ones and have changed the 1U cooler to a Dynatron blower. I used the 1.22 bios to get PowerNow capabilities (Its an Opteron 270) which seems to have worked great; the system changes from a 10X multiplier (2GHz) to a 5X multiplier (1GHz) when its not doing much . My problem is happening when trying to get fan control happening. We were using Speedfan previously which worked great. At this point I should say, I cant remember which bios I was using previously and no, I didnt back it up before I started messing around ....... bad me. Now I get errors when Speedfan tries to detect the fans; the exact error is 'Unsuccessful SELB $00 to $4C'. This error appears a lot running through loads of different memory addresses until it stops and finds eight fans that show no info. In the hardware monitor in the bios the fan speeds are all shown. I've since tried every bios version on this page, and some from OEM websites (matching the HDAMAI of course). With each bios I installed the following OS's which all give the same results using speedfan: Windows Server 2003 Standard x86 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise R2 x64 Windows Server 2008 Standard x86 Windows Server 2008 Standard R2 x64 Mandriva Linux 2011 (I just wanted to see a different installer, nothing to do with speedfan lol) Over the past few days I've seen waaaaaaaayyy too many progess bars lol. I'm itching to see how quiet I can get this box now that it has new fans and PowerNow running but this problem is driving me nuts. There has been no hardware changes other than the cooler/fans. Does anyone have any ideas that could help out here? Also on another note. When raking around OEM websites for bios downloads I noticed that I could only find as high a revision as 1.12 for the HDAMA-I. Where have the 1.22, 1.23 and 1.26 bios's come from? Thanks in advance for any ideas/hints/tips/advice 8buttons
Okay, I got back home today and fiddled around with RAM sticks. Unfortunately, when 6 sticks are installed, the server works okay. With 8 RAM sticks installed, it works quite loudly. I've measured the power usage using a power meter and I've not noticed a major power draw increase. Do you think removing the psu fan would be a good idea? I mean it never used to work that loudly and the low speed it was doing was making almost no airflow. How likely is it for the PSU to fry? Another thing is that all six sticks are PC3200 whilst the remaining two are PC2700. They're supposed to be compatible. Do you think I should buy two more PC3200 sticks and try them out? (then eventually sell them)
@8buttons - I can't help you with the fans, but the HDAMA-I BIOS'es came from users who purchased refurbished boards or got back from RMA. They backed up their BIOS and I modified them to be editable with the Phoenix BIOS Editor to do the various mods.
@mateuszd - Definitely worth a try...just make sure you buy it from some place you can return it in case the problem is a BIOS bug (not fixable by me).
Hi tghoang, Thanks for your reply. I got the fans running; I have no idea what solved the problem, I just kept trying different bios images lol. I all is running great now, the system is very quiet. I've raked out my old flash programmer (for safety) and I'm going to mess around with the Phoenix BIOS Editor, see what its all about. Thanks for your work on the BIOS images, its appreciated
Hello - I´m a really newbie in this forum - I have lots of trouble - hope somebody can help. I managed to update the bios - now i can use the DVD/CD drive at all - have read most of this tread and tried for days without any luck. I have an old floppy I can use - and have tried to install different bios from rev.G - still i cant run or see my DVD in the bootlist in bios - all I want is to be able to install Windows 7. Found this set in Berlin Shop on Ebay - and the seller is not able to give any support - he only give a link to this forum: 2 x Opteron 270 Dualcore CPU 2 GHz 2 x 1 MB Cache Mainboard Model: Rioworks Rhapsody HDAMA Chipset: AMD 8111 + 8131 Arbeitsspeicher 8 GB DDR-1 ECC registerd / max. 16 GB Festplatten 2 x IDE-Port Dimensionen B: 430mm / T: 390 mm / H: 89mm Grafikkarte ATI RageXL video controller with 8MB memory Format 19 Zoll ATX Server mit 2 Höheneinheiten (2HE) Slots 2 PCI-X (64bit/100MHz) slots 2 PCI (64bit/33MHz) slots 2 PCI (32bit/33MHz) slots Anschlüsse 1 + 1 (9-pin) serial ports with UART 16550 1 x VGA port 2 x Gigabit Broadcom RJ-45 LAN ports 3 x onboard USB 2 x USB Front PS/2 mouse and keyboard connectors with Wake-up function Hope somebody can tell what bios to use and where to find it - Most of the links on this 70 pages tread are dead.
Hello tghoang This is what happend - did this - everything started up as expected: Run HDMAG218.BAT and reboot. After reboot I have no DVD drive to start from - it is not in the boot list Whre can I find those files - I have a floppy I can get in touch with - but I can find them i the downloaded material - it seems like the have other names in the ARIMA_HDAMA_revG folder HG218R54.BAT => HG218R54.ROM HG218R55.BAT => HG218R55.ROM HG218L55.BAT => HG218L55.ROM And what would be the best to install for windows 7 with only PCI Thank for helping
I believe the CMOS is cleared by phlash16 in those batch scripts. I suggest you go into the BIOS and make sure that your IDE ports are enabled & set to AUTO. For which updated BIOS to pick, that depends on what functionality you want from the Silicon Image 3114 SATA ports. HG218R54.BAT => HG218R54.ROM (Only for troubleshooting if v5.5.0.0 ROM was buggy) HG218R55.BAT => HG218R55.ROM (For SATA-RAID v5.5.0.0) HG218L55.BAT => HG218L55.ROM (For SATA-LINK v5.5.0.0...basically all SATA ports are plain old independent drives)
Hello again "I suggest you go into the BIOS and make sure that your IDE ports are enabled & set to AUTO." I always do this - Still no DVD so it is pretty hard to go on ..............
Do you have any other devices on the IDE ports? If yes, verify that the drive has it's master/slave jumper set correctly. Optionally set it to cable select. If no, then check the jumper and also the drive's position on the IDE cable. 40-pin IDE cable with 80-wires/conductors black = master device grey = slave device blue = motherboard
I have done all this - have also tried with other DVD, CD and hard-disc drives - and different cables to ensure everything is working - even tried with hard-disc on one cable and DVD on another - and both on one cable. When i Flash the original very old file everything is working again - but I can´t install windows 7 My hair is beginning getting grey
After upgrading the ARIMA HDAMA SERVER SOCKET 940 W/ 2 AMD 275 DUAL-CORE bios to 2008, will the Win2008 drivers allow me to install a better video card and sound card in the PCI slots on the board(s)..I need better than RAGEXL 8mb for my monitor. [[The only OTHER dual-core socket 940 mobo I can find is ASUS k8n-dre which ONLY supports WinXP or Win2003 drivers.]] Great thread by-the-way!!