TopTon NAS 5105 board in LianLi PC-Q25

[roland]

After my long standing setup finally gave in, this is my attempt at building a new tower to manage my home media and home automation needs.

Previous build is here: 

 

 

I like that case and want to reuse it. The case and the disks are going to move to the new server. The rest is new...

 

Hardware:

Case: Lian Li PC-Q25 Black Hot Swap Mini Tower Case

Board: Topton NAS N5105 (printed on the board: CW-N5105-NAS Ver, 1.0) (link AliExpress) (manufacturer?)

RAM: Crucial 16GB DDR4 3200 MT/s (PC4-25600) SODIMM 260-Pin Memory - CT16G4SFRA32A (link Amazon) (link manufacturer)

PSU: Lian Li SP750 SFX Gold 750W Modular Power Supply Black (link) (link manufacturer)

Disk: 4x 4TB WD Red (2 data xfs, 1 parity) (+1 as hot spare, pre cleared, waiting)

Cache Pool: 2x 500 GB Samsung SSD 860 EVO 

USB:  Cruzer Fit (8GB)

UPS: CyberPower Value SOHO UPS 1000VA/550W 

 

 

Edited September 16, 2023 by roland

[roland]

some pictures once done ...

[roland]

Here is my first problem.

The board does not start!

 

- I installed the memeory on the board.

- Plugged in the power 24 pin and 4 pin 

- connected the case power switch and power leds

- connected the case fan to the board

- no disks or usb connected

 

when I switch the power on, the case fans start, the power led on the front of the case lights up, the case fans are running. Light in the netowork port is flikering where I plugged in the cable.

 

But there is no video output, no beep, the fan in PSU is not running and I am not sure the fan on the CPU is running. 

 

Where do I go from here??

Thanks

 

[JonathanM]

26 minutes ago, roland said:

Where do I go from here??

Pull the board back out of the case and see if it fires up sitting on the anti-static bag that it came in. Don't connect anything except the PSU leads. Briefly connect the power on pins on the motherboard and see if it gives the "no memory" code, typically just long beeps. Turn the PSU back off, add the RAM. Power up the PSU, do the pin connect thing, and see if you get a single POST beep.

[roland]

1 hour ago, JonathanM said:

gives the "no memory" code, typically just long beeps.

unfortunately it gives no sign of life.

Removed it from the case, removed RAM, removed all connectors except the power. 

The CPU fan spins up, but nothing else happens. No beep at all.

 

The PSU has the 24 and 8 pin power cords where the 8pin splits into 2 x 4 pin. Does it matter which of the 4pin plugs is used? 
I know I need the 24 + 4 pin connected. 

Edited September 11, 2023 by roland

[JonathanM]

1 minute ago, roland said:

No beep at all.

The link you posted said the board had a "buzzer". Do you see that part on the board? Is there a "spk" or speaker header on the board near the power and led pins?

 

You need to verify with the motherboard manufacturer what the appropriate beep responses should be.

[roland]

21 minutes ago, JonathanM said:

board had a "buzzer"

Yes, there is a buzzer on the board, but it keeps quiet. Thanks for your help.

[roland]

their support suggested that I need 2666MHz RAM rather then the one I have that is supposed to be compatible with 2666MHz. 
Anyway, I ordered some and we will have to wait now.

[Roalkege]

It should be possible to enter the BIOS without RAM.

You should see an Error like "No RAM installed".

 

I use this Mothrboard and its very conversational.... The buzzer beeps with every boot.

Ohh I see I have a black PCB with two m.2 slots.

 

But I find it a bit strange, since apparently everything is powered. And with a broken CPU, the BIOS should also report.

[Rick Sanchez]

This is the board that I was looking at getting for my Node 304.

It's concerning that you're having these issues

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[roland]

On 9/11/2023 at 3:36 PM, Roalkege said:

It should be possible to enter the BIOS without RAM.

 

Thanks for your reply. I tried again. 

Just plugged in power, HDMI and keyboard. 

No beeps, nothing on monitor, no Caps or NumLock light on keyboard. 

CPU fan is spinning and the power pins are working. 

A bit disappointed myself. It seems so simple, there is not much I could have done wrong here ....

 

On 9/11/2023 at 3:36 PM, Roalkege said:

Ohh I see I have a black PCB with two m.2 slots.

I have the same board. It has CW-N5105-NAS Ver. 1.0 printed on it. 

Edited September 16, 2023 by roland