Unraid 6VGA OUTPUT IS DAMAGED.
Unraid 6VGA OUTPUT IS DAMAGED.
Hello everyone, I am having an issue with my unraid server. For some reason the onboard VGA is outputting a corrupted signal. The monitor recognizes that there is an output but it only displays vertical green lines (see image). I have: Rebooted, changed the vga cable, added a vga to hdmi adapter to use the other port on the monitor, swapped monitors completelly. The server works fine and i have no issues in the UI when i access it via the network. I have already installed a spare GPU that i have but my problem is i can't get into the bios and it is still grabbing the onboard first. I also connected the IPMI but i am not seeing a new IP lease in my rooter. So it could be off. I did manage to download the IPMIView app. did a search on the network and it didn't find the server. I guess IPMI is turned off. At this point the only option would be a motherboard swap unless there is a way to force the system to switch from the onboard to the spare gpu without using the BIOS. Any help would be appreciated. Server details: Supermicro X9DRH-7TF , Version 1.02 American Megatrends Inc., Version 3.3 BIOS dated: Fri 13 Jul 2018 12:00:00 AM BST Intel® Xeon® CPU E5-2620 v2 @ 2.10GHz Memory: 128 GiB DDR3 Multi-bit ECC storage-diagnostics-20230902-1701.zip
The Supermicro website indicates firmware version 3.3 is available, though updating it may be challenging due to the board being end-of-life. The motherboard is marked as EOL. It would be helpful to contact Supermicro directly to see if they've addressed this problem and what steps are recommended. The VGA port is present, but it's unclear whether the GPU is on the mainboard chipset or integrated into the CPU. You haven't specified if you have an IPMI module or the current PCIe slot configuration. If a software fix is needed rather than hardware repair, a small graphics card might assist.
I included an extra GPU, but it keeps requesting the built-in one since I can't adjust the BIOS settings. The CPUs lack integrated graphics, so you need to use the motherboard. It has an IPMI module, but it doesn't appear on the network or in the IPMIView app—maybe it should be enabled.
You might attempt to connect the IPMI port on a managed switch, retrieve the MAC address, assign a static (temporary) mapping to an IP, and then try to ping it. Alternatively, check documentation for the default IP address on manual setup. Good IPMIs can support "sort of" video output...
i'm assuming you bought this thing second hand.. at which point it can be assumed something is probably broken.
I managed to fix it, it worked well for the last five years. I discovered a solution using a jumper to control the VGA settings. Now the system uses an extra GPU for display. The only drawback is I have to connect one of my PCIe slots for a spare GPU, which consumes more power, but it’s better than having no output at all from the server.