System Boot Failure; When The System Becomes Unstable - Supermicro X10DRT-L User Manual

X10DRT-L/LIBQ/LIBF Motherboard User's Manual
No Video
1. If the power is on but you have no video, remove all add-on cards and
cables.
2. Check the jumper JPG1 to make sure that pin 1 and pin 2 are closed with a
cap for VGA support.

System Boot Failure

If the system does not display POST or does not respond after the power is turned
on, check the following:
Turn on the system with only one DIMM module installed. If the system boots, check
for bad DIMM modules or slots one by one. Replace any bad DIMM module, and
make sure that all DIMM modules in the system are working well.
Losing the System's Setup Configuration
1. Make sure that you are using a high-quality power supply. A poor-quality pow-
er supply may cause the system to lose the CMOS setup information. Refer
to Section 2-7 in Chapter 2 for details on recommended power supplies.
2. The battery on your motherboard may be old. Check to verify that it still sup-
plies ~3VDC. If it does not, replace it with a new one.
3. If the above steps do not fix the setup configuration problem, contact your
vendor for repairs.

When the System Becomes Unstable

A. If the system becomes unstable during or after OS installation, check the
following:
1. CPU/BIOS support: Make sure that your CPU is supported and that you have
the latest BIOS installed in your system.
2. Memory support: Make sure that the memory modules are supported by test-
ing the modules using memtest86 or a similar utility.
Note: Refer to the product page on our website @ http:\\www.supermicro.
com for memory and CPU support and updates.
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