Intel Pentium IV board and 1.5Ghz CPU + RAM

[coius]

Linky

I got this to replace the Socket-A board and duron that I had for the server. This should kick it into high-gear. it sucks, yes, but it's not going to be doing much. It should work fine.

We are putting a DVD-+RW DL in it, 40GB IDE, and PCI-SATA RAID card, with 2x 1TB Drives (7200RPM) and 768MB of memory. It will house about 512 for now or I might get a 512 and combine it with 2x 256 and get that up and running.

Will be running Server 2k3 on it and have remote management software

 

[Christopher]

40GB for 2k3 and the TB drives for storage I assume?

Nice deal.

 

[quinterro]

The only issue with that board that I can see is that it uses SDRAM. The memory bandwith of that memory is a bit of a bottleneck for a processor that wants data fed to it quickly.

SDRAM was in interim step between RAMBUS memory that the Pentium 4 originally used to DDR memory.

 

[coius]

aaaannnddd... it's doa

It doesn't even post. I have tried every possible configuration. with one ram stick, with a couple, with two different video cards (interestingly enough, the nVidia card posts the video bios, but then restarts back and does the video bios post again) Anyone got any ideas? I have never worked with an Intel brand board and am looking up anything I can about it...

 

[JRL]

Tell the seller.

 

[quinterro]

The only thing I can think of is to check the extra 4-pin power connector on the motherboard. Also check the capacitors for bulging ones. They happen on Intel boards too.

 

[coius]

Yeah, I got the 4-pin connector on. I contacted the seller and I am trouble-shooting it with him. I might just get a replacement board (he seems to have others...)

 

[coius]

The guy is going to send me a new board @ no-cost. If it doesn't work out and it's the CPU (probably not) then I will send the board back and get another CPU. I am thinking a 2.0Ghz 400MHz FSB