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- Dec 18, 2010
Hello,
I recently bought a Supermicro X8DTi-F motherboard and two Intel Xeon 5620 cpus to use with it.
The problem, however, is that the computer will not boot (not even BIOS, no POST beeps, nothing; just fans spinning) with both cpus inserted. The 24 pin and both 8 pin eps power plugs are connected from my Corsair 950W psu.
The computer works perfectly with just one processor inserted in socket 1.
Neither processor, however, works in socket 2 alone. I am not sure if this expected or not - that is, can a dual processor motherboard run with a single processor in *either* socket?
Applying the most recent BIOS update from Supermicro did not affect the situation.
Could someone please suggest what my next course of action might be? I have no idea whether I can mark the second socket as dead or whether there is a different problem.
Thanks!
-Kevin
I recently bought a Supermicro X8DTi-F motherboard and two Intel Xeon 5620 cpus to use with it.
The problem, however, is that the computer will not boot (not even BIOS, no POST beeps, nothing; just fans spinning) with both cpus inserted. The 24 pin and both 8 pin eps power plugs are connected from my Corsair 950W psu.
The computer works perfectly with just one processor inserted in socket 1.
Neither processor, however, works in socket 2 alone. I am not sure if this expected or not - that is, can a dual processor motherboard run with a single processor in *either* socket?
Applying the most recent BIOS update from Supermicro did not affect the situation.
Could someone please suggest what my next course of action might be? I have no idea whether I can mark the second socket as dead or whether there is a different problem.
Thanks!
-Kevin
