hamzas Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Hi folks, trying to turn an old computer into an Unraid box but failing so far... RAID Card: LSI SAS 9240-8i (FW:P20 9211-8I IT Mode) Computer: Intel DQ67OW, i7 2600K, 16GB RAM Really peculiar fault... When I install the RAID card and start up the computer, I can hear the fans turn on at max speed but nothing else happens. No beeps, no blinks, just fans at max speed and no display on the monitor. With the card removed, computer boots as expected. Gone through pretty much every single setting on the BIOS with no luck. I know that the PCI-E slot works because I had a GPU plugged in before I swapped it for the RAID Card (Only slot the RAID card will fit on this motherboard) and I know the integrated graphics work because I can boot into Windows without the RAID card plugged in. I actually bought two of these RAID cards (1 to use, 1 spare) and I see the same behaviour on both cards. Have not seen this before and a bit puzzled, eventually I would like to turn this old computer into an Unraid box (hence the replacement of the GPU with this RAID card) but I am a bit stumped. Any suggestions? Thanks! Quote Link to comment
whipdancer Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) Can you boot into windows with the card in place? I've seen that behavior before when the motherboard didn't allow anything in slot 1 except a GPU. Edited December 2, 2020 by whipdancer Quote Link to comment
hamzas Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 @whipdancer Sadly I don't get anything, let alone boot into Windows, with the card plugged in. All I get is fans running at max speed, nothing more. Quote Link to comment
Vr2Io Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 You could try tape the HBA PCIe B5 B6 connect pin. 1 Quote Link to comment
hamzas Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 14 hours ago, Vr2Io said: You could try tape the HBA PCIe B5 B6 connect pin. This did the trick, thank you so much @Vr2Io :-) Used a bit of kapton tape over pins 5 and 6 and system boots, Unraid picks up the devices and I am looking forward to setting it all up! Quote Link to comment
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