dell power edge 2970 motherboard required for failed server

[round2it]

does anyone have a dell 2970 motherboard that they no longer require as my main admin server just died/

 

was a good opportunity to test the backups I suppose.

 

sims up and running again

 

but im pretty sure its the board error e1000, e1232 and e1231 1.2v htcore

 

psus are working fine but the thing will not power up the fans come on then shut off after 5 seconds

 

I have removed all components 1 by one to see if I could bring it to life.

 

no joy

[NB9457]

If you got the data of and whatnot, I'd strongly recommend replacing it, these machines are old now so I'd look at replacing it with something new for reliability and warranty purposes, maybe try ICT Direct for a budget refurb with warranty?

 

If for whatever reason you really need that server repaired best bet is eBay, probably pick one up for around £50.

[difinity]

e1231 and e1232 both refer to voltage regulator failures. For two to fail is highly unusual and would suggest to me a its either a dirty power supply or capacitors are failing on the motherboard.

[round2it]

that's what I thought

I will be buying a new server but would like this one up and running as a backup test server for my virtual machines cheaply as possible and I don't want to goto dell

 

the sever has two psus but only one has ever been used so I removed the first one and just ran with the one that never ever got used still no joy

 

Backups are only alleged backups until tested.

[john]

Have you seen if ICT Direct have any? you never know what is lurking in the treasure cave they have!

[MkII]

I've got a dead R710 that was kindly donated. Likewise we tested taking everything out.. the 2 PSUs spin up but then go off again. Got me wondering now if it's worth sourcing another motherboard...