Multi Discipline Server

SToth — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 22:05:34 GMT

Well these forums have a wealth of information which I really appreciate. However, I would like to seek your advice on my server motherboard problem.

I am building a new rig based on a Cosrsiar 800D case. I know I want to use an i7 2011 processor and that it will have 10 hd's and be water cooled.

My problem is that I want it to be a general web-hosting server capable of streaming games and other media. This means from a client perspective it must be big and super fast. It will eventually run on at least a T1 connection that will be upgraded as demand requires.

I have looked at the MSI BIG BANG X power II - LGA20011 Socket -79 motherboard and the Gigabyte Assassin whcih both are great gaming motherboards. However, I want to build a high spec, future proofed gaming capable internet server and am concerned that these boards wont be suitable or even man enough to cope with the customer demands.

I did see some very high spec server motherboards that can hold upto 516 gig of DDR3 memory and are RAID enabled which would be great as far as that goes but like everything in life they have down sides as well as upsides when it comes to gaming.

I am not so concerned about the price and am prepared to pay around £550 ($950) for the right board.

I really must get this purchase right as it will be the heart of the system which if successful will be repeated on other servers.

Would you guys put your heads together and help me out in making this purchase decision.

Thanks in advance for your time and efforts.

Steve

SR-2 BIOS not ACPI compatible?

atspangler — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 01:00:42 GMT

Hey guys..

Finally got my rig assembled, but now I'm having trouble getting it to boot. As you know, the SR-2 goes through a quick power on cycle, then powers off - then begins POST. If I make ANY changes to the BIOS (adjust the time or even enter the settings pages), the computer tries to reboot - but never powers back on after the initial spark-up.

I fiddled around with it for a while, and finally got Windows 7 (Ult. x64) to install, having to reset the CMOS every time the setup process needed to reboot. Lame. Finally booted into Windows and downloaded the drivers for my 2x GTX 580s. Installed the drivers and rebooted - BSOD. Getting a 'The BIOS for this hardware is not ACPI compliant. Please contact your hardware vendor.'

This is a RMA board and EVGA has assured me the latest and greatest working BIOS was flashed before they shipped it back to me.

Oh - also, this whole time the BIOS page, Memtest and Win7 are only picking up one of my procs (2x 5620s) and 1/2 the installed RAM (2x 12 GB). I hoped that if I was able to boot into Windows I could install the correct drivers and it'd pick up the hardware.

I did some digging and found that a couple other people have had this same problem with similar hardware - but no one ever bothered to post the solution.

http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx [...] 76&mpage=1 (almost exact same hardware)
http://www.evga.com/forums/tm.aspx [...] =sr-2+acpi

Any help? The fact that I was able to install Windows makes me wonder if there is some setting I'm just missing. I'm booting the computer with Optimal Defaults as specified by the POST message. Now it won't even boot into Windows - just BSOD's w/ the 'The Bios for this hardware is not ACPI compliant.' Error.

Here's a link to an album w/ BIOS screenies: http://atspangler.imgur.com/sr2_bios

Hardware specs: CPU 2x Xeon E5620

Motherboard EVGA SR-2 A2

Memory 24GB Patriot Viper II Sector 7

Graphics Card 2x EVGA GTX 580 Hydro Copper FTW (in SLI)

Hard Drives (boot) OCZ Vertex II 120 GB SSD (storage) 1TB WD Caviar Black

Power Supply Corsair AX-1200

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