I had a cool little bare-bones server that had an x8 series mobo and I wanted to turn it into a NAS. I ended ordering a X11SSM-F board so that I could use some better hardware. From what I could tell it should be a simple swap, but I put everything together today and cant get the dumb thing to POST.
Ive tried unplugging everything but the PSU and send the power-on command from IPMI. I’ve tried with 4 sticks of ram, 1 stick and no ram. I never get a beep or fans or anything.
I bought this board off ebay and it came with a processor installed and was “pulled from a working system”. If I can Verify that its DOA then I’m sure I can get a refund, but I want to make sure I test everything I can before going that route.
Try it out of the case if it starts up then. With ipmi working but nothing turning on when you hit the power button, it might be short circuit protection. There may be spacers that touch the board if the old X8 had different spacing for the screw holes.
I tried that. Nothing plugged in except the PSU and front headers, mobo sitting on a stack of paper, no response at all when I hit the switch. I’m working on returning now 😞