dell poweredge 2650 does not power up

yoda · 19 Jul 2011 at 22:33

i purchased a dell poweredge from ebay.
while i was sorting out a 'faulty' hot swap psu the server ran fine. but i only powered it up into the bios and powered it off by pulling the plug...

When i sorted the second hot swap PSU i booted into a LFS (linux From Scratch) live CD to checkout the hardware and i shut the server down properly.

Since then, it won't power up...
I press the power button and nothing happens...
All lights on the mainboard are green.

I did note while it was booted into LFS that the front USB, PS/2 and VGA ports wern't working...
i've replaced the LCD board that has the power switch on, so it's not that that is the problem...

Does anyone have any ideas? anyone know the pinout of that ribbon cable that runs to the LCD board perhaps i can wire up a normal switch for diagnostics...

Thanks

droyden · 21 Jul 2011 at 14:28

hi, i have a few 2650's i can pull out a switch from if u think that will help?

yoda · 24 Jul 2011 at 01:40

thank you for the offer droyden,
However, i don't think it's the LCD board that has the switch on...

I've just noticed the LEDs that are on the motherboard that light up green for the fans etc... are also slowly flashing a very dim orange...

3dcandy · 24 Jul 2011 at 23:43

remove and replace all the cables, cpu's, fans etc. and see if it boots again. Sounds like a psu issue still...or at least a power issue to mobo

yoda · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:09

thaught i may need to strip it down...
Only thing is... it's a rackmount version... need a mega sized desk...

d_brennen · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:15

Use the floor! I still have my blades on the floor 2 years after meaning to get a rack. At least they are easy to get at

3dcandy · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:27

yup the floor is ideal...

Skidilliplop · 25 Jul 2011 at 14:52

This is why you get the rail mounting kits

you can slide it out on the rails and open it up to work on it then slide it back in. It becomes it's own workbench!

Yamahahahahaha · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:11

Or you could get yourself a LackRack!
http://wiki.eth-0.nl/index.php/LackRack

Maybe the 2650 is a tad loud for the living room though...

Skidilliplop · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:46

Yamahahahahaha said:
Or you could get yourself a LackRack!
http://wiki.eth-0.nl/index.php/LackRack

Maybe the 2650 is a tad loud for the living room though...

I've seen these before, they're rather awesome if a little impractical noise wise.

3dcandy · 25 Jul 2011 at 15:51

yeah, I have an 1850 (well I have 21 but that's another story...) and it's mounted in a cupboard so we can actually talk in the house...