RyDane Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Hi all I've had a N40L microserver running like a dream as a HTPC for over 3 years now. Randomly the other day the video would not 'wake up', I powered down the machine and tried to power it back up. It powers up, the power light goes from orange to green, the red 'hp' logo flickers on briefly, and where as before it would go a solid blue, there are no lights at all. It sounds like it's doing something, but i've tried both the low profile video card output and the onboard VGA and nothing. I've tried a couple of things I've seen on other threads and by way of searches - unplugging the MiniSAS, unplugging and reseating all the hardware, tried resetting the CMOS (not that I really had any idea what I was doing) but no luck. Is it dead? Do I need to be looking at ordering a Gen8 or is there a relatively easy fix? Any ideas? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Can you RDP into the server and see GUIs, etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyDane Posted October 15, 2015 Author Share Posted October 15, 2015 Hi jmwills no, my router does not recognize the microserver as being on the network so I guess it's falling down well before that point! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 So it's not a video issue but rather a network issue. The simplest check is try try a new cable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyDane Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 I don't see why a network issue would result in no blue status light and no video output? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmwills Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 If your router can't even see the device on the network how could it not be a network issue? Can you ping the device? Have you run a trace route? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyDane Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 because I dont believe the server is booting up to the stage where it would connect to a network It was my understanding that the blue status light only comes on if the system successfully boots, therefore no blue light would suggest to me something else is wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andne Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I don't remember if they do or not, is there a speaker on the Microservers? Sounds like something is failing during POST and if the video isn't coming online, then the next way to tell what is through the beeps the computer makes. If there's not a speaker then there still may be a header that you can connect one to. Once I've seen a card that plugs into a PCI port that shows the POST codes for diagnostics. Beyond that, it does sound like something has failed and since you can't replace parts on the Mainboard (other than RAM) I suspect that you will need to be looking at replacing the server itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyDane Posted October 19, 2015 Author Share Posted October 19, 2015 Thanks Andne There is no beeps, and that was my suspicion just wanted some confirmation! It's 'served' me well for 3 years - was probably due an upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GotNoTime Posted October 19, 2015 Share Posted October 19, 2015 You tried powering it from another PC PSU? Any bulging capacitors anywhere on the board? The top of the can should be flat but if it is bulging or the pressure release notches are split then they've gone bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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