TheVoiceofExile

SOLUTION FOUND: We contacted ThinkMate Technical Support (that's where we purchased this from) and they elevated the the ticket to a Level 2 item. We received a call back from a man named Jack who helped us run through some checks. It turned out that there is a JPL1 Jumper that controls (physically) the VGA output from the mainboard. This jumper is hidden away from all other jumpers and is underneath the X9DRG PCIe expansion board. After verifying that VGA output was enabled in the bios (because we can still see the bios through one of the 970s), and VGA priority was set to ONBOARD, we shutdown the system and switch the jumper to enable the output. Once everything was back together and a few reboots occurred (the machine did it not us), we had VGA output from the machine and were able to remove the Nvidia Cards. Booting up from our ESXI 6.0 disc, the installer came up beautifully and remained up through the entire installation. Once installation was completed ESXI booted normally and we were able to see the Host from our vSphere client to begin configuration. TL;DR Physical jumper was in wrong place even though everything was correct. Took out cards and moved jumper over, fixed problem. Thanks to TheSpaz and leadeater for their advice. P.S. In case anyone cares, ThinkMate was actually the ones that switched the jumper originally when we sent the machine in for other support. So it might have just been a giant prank the whole time, idk.

Removing the expansion board and using onboard video results in a *no* video signal out. The connectors for the PCIe expansion boards appear to be proprietary to SuperMicro, they're called Gold Fingers, and we cannot connect a discrete graphics card to them.

We currently do not have it connected to a network. However we have a vSphere Client that we will be connecting it to whenever we get the IP address set up on the server. Currently the only storage device we have connected is the 850 EVO SSD, the rest are not connected and are simply on standby. We can try removing the PCIe expansion board and see if the onboard video wants to cooperate.

Hi all, I'm trying to install ESXI 6.0 onto a server I purchased from ThinkMate and it just isn't working. We're not sure what's going on with it but it is quite bizarre. Here's a quick run down of what's in the system: 4U Server chassis SuperMicro X10DRG-OT+CPU w/ X9DRG-O-PCIE expansion board 128GB DDR3 ECC RAM 2 x Intel Xeon E5 2630 (6+6 cores+threads each) Samsung 850 EVO 500gb SSD (We also have a 1TB Seagate Barracuda HDD, and a LSI SAS RAID Controller with 8 900GB Hitachi SAS drives configured in RAID10. But those are not in the system currently) 2 x EVGA GTX 970s with ACX cooler 1 x EVGA GTX 970 with Blower cooler 1 x PNY GTX 980 with Blower cooler USB 2.0 External CD Reader PS2 Mouse+Keyboard adapter to USB So the main issue we're having is that no matter what combination of graphics cards we place in the system we *were* only able to intermittently get the ESXI installation screen to show up. Once we installed ESXI we were never able to boot into it. The install would finish, the power properly cycled after that, and then it would remain at what appeared to be active screen (after post) in which nothing would display on it. This happens consistently when we try to boot to the SSD. After we ran into this issue we then tried the normal installation on the HDD using the server and it also produced the blank (but actively receiving signal) screen. The next thing we tried (kind of as a last ditch effort) , was installing ESXI on a machine we have before and transferring the HDD over to the server. We didn't expect it to work and it didn't work. This previously had a Windows Enterprise install running off the SAS array and a Windows 7 install running off both the SSD and HDD, so we know the system is working. In reality we're at a loss, this is a new realm for us so we're not very familiar with terminology and server level troubleshooting/compatibility, but we're both savvy with computers. After checking the SuperMicro OS compatibility list for our hardware, it seems everything is compatible with ESXI 6.0 but I'm concerned that the X9DRG expansion board may be causing issues. As for what we're doing with the hardware, think 7 Gamers 2 CPUs. That's all we're allowed to tell you. I'll be 100% active on this thread for the next 5 hours or so and after that I'll be a little intermittent. Any help is appreciated. Thanks, Chris

Yeah I'm looking into it. The whole YouTube thing has always interested me as a side hobby I could do.

Hi all! I finally upgraded my headset to headphones (dt770), and replaced my soundcard with a dedicated amp and dac (schiit modi 2 and magni 2). So now I figured it is time to upgrade my mic setup as a headset on the desk next to a mechanical keyboard is less than ideal for most situations. I've done some preliminary research into microphones and found the following that have peaked my interest: Blue Yeti (blackout in particular) Monoprice Large diaphragm condenser (pretty much the MXL 770) Audio-Technica AT2020 (I've heard this isn't the best for vocals and it more suited towards instruments) For my complete setup I'm also looking to put the mic on a boom, preferably with a shock mount and a wind screen (I have a fan I keep on in my room). If needed because of xlr I was looking at the Behringer X302USB mixer or the Alesis Multimix 4 USB mixer. I'm not particularly attached to those but I'd like to have some sort of eq that I can control. I plan to use the mic for general VoIP, YouTube recording, twitch streaming, and probably some singing. I've heard that your voice type can affect the quality of the mic, so for informational purposes I'm extended baritone (on both ends), and my speaking pitch is around a D3. I would like a microphone that does compliments my voice. My budget is 200, although the closer to 150 the better. Does anyone have any recommendations for what I'm after? Thanks P.S. I plan on having the mixer output to a pair of earbuds that I put in one ear of my headphones so I can monitor from there, if I don't get a mixer then I'll just deal with Windows delay.

I might try getting a multimeter and making sure each cable is pushing out the power it should be. I really should only have to check the 24 pin and the 8 pin CPU since it's having issues powering on. The oddity being that once everything is started it runs 100% fine, although I have noticed an occasional flicker on my monitors that may be related.

Nothing moves or comes on when I press the power button, unless I've removed all my components/power cables and put them back in. In which case everything works fine. I thought about that as well but I manually powered on the PSU (jumping pins with a paperclip) numerous times and everything connected to it turned on fine. I'll find some for checking the PSU though and make sure everything is okay.

So if the title sounds insane to you, I regret to inform you that it is true. Here's what is going on: Yesterday (7/8) I installed Fedora as a dual boot OS on my SSD, which already had an existing Windows 8.1 installation. My school's network is very picky so I didn't have internet in Fedora yet and like any normal human being I turned my computer off to switch over to 8.1 to play some games with my friends. However once it shutdown, I hit the power button, and nothing. Literally nothing. So I start your normal diagnostic process. I discovered that the only way I can really get the power button to work again is to remove every component and power cable from the motherboard and plug it back in. The GPUs, RAM sticks, PSU, and storage drives are all functioning correctly on their own so the only thing left is the motherboard. I'm wondering if anyone has any idea as to what I can do to fix this. I've read around some places that this can be caused by a bad/dead mobo battery, but haven't gotten to try a new one yet so I don't know if this is the issue. Parts list below: MOBO: Gigabyte fx990a UD3 CPU: AMD 8320 RAM: 2x4GB Corsair DDR3 1600 (x2 for 16GB total) GPU1: Sapphire R9 280X 4GB Dual X GPU 2: MSI HD 7950 4GB Twin Frozer 3 PSU: Corsair AX850 850W SSD: 128GB Corsair Neutron HHD: 1TB WD Black

It doesn't seem like that would handle voice chat though...would it?

Hey guys, I'm on the hunt for what seems like the impossible. I am after a wireless headset (USB) that is compatible with both PC and PS3. Other headsets we've (I'm helping a friend look) tried have worked fine on PC but have had issues with the PS3. The current one he has is falling apart and I've kind of gotten him hooked on better audio quality, so he's trying to find a PC wireless headset that works on the PS3 as well instead of the other way around. Does anyone know where I can find a PC wireless headset with very solid quality that is under (or at) 100 bucks that is also compatible with PS3?

How well does that work on flexible materials?

Hello once again people of the only forum I ever go to! I'm looking to black out (or sheath) my PCI slot ribbon extender (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008YTX4RK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and Crossfire bridge (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000PD81LW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1). Currently my entire computer is black and blue, meaning leaving these with their default colors would be an absolute eye-sore. My first thought it to either paint them with some kind of paint or to find some kind of sheathing to put on them. What do you guys think? If painting then what kind of paint should I get? If sheathing what sheathing is actually big enough to work on these items? Other recommendations?

No connector conflicts when I did a test fit (soundcard removed). Both cards are the open cooler design so temps shouldn't be too big of a problem. Fortunately my motherboard has a PCI and a PCIE 4x slot as the bottom 2 slots meaning I won't have to worry about bottom clearance for dual or tri-slot cards so long as I have them both in the PCIE 16x slots.

My friend and I are starting a moba conversion series stream/YouTube series combo. Having access to the pro features would let us make it that much better.