SuperMicro P8SCT won't boot

[Ratbert]

I am trying to get a USB DOM with the latest version of iSCSI R3 to boot on a SuperMicro P8SCT Motherboard. It properly detects the USB DOM and will boot to Memtest just fine, however whenever I try to load Open-E all I get is a blinking cursor in the upper left hand corner. It never progresses to "Loading..." or gives me the splash screen showing the loading percent.

This USB Dom works fine with two other machines I have here (different SuperMicro board models)

Any suggestions? I have updated my BIOS to the lastest version available from SuperMicro.

[budy]

How long have you waited for the system to boot? I have a Dell PE that showns nothing beyond loading the initial ramdisk. No "Loading...", no progress bar.

After about 7 minutes Open-E suddenly comes up. Suppose that the system has some problems with the graphics card while loading.

Cheers,
budy

[Ratbert]

I let it run all night, still nothing in the morning. I think I'll try dropping a video card in it, maybe the onboard video just doesn't work with Open-E. I know the demo CD griped and complained about it...

[To-L]

Hi Ratbert

Try enabling legacy mode in the bios

[Ratbert]

I've tried enabling/disabling in all possible combinations:

USB Legacy support
USB 2.0 support
USB emulation type (Auto/HDD)
Hyperthreading support
No-Execute Memory Protect
Onboard SATA controller (Auto/Enhanced/Disabled)
ACPI
Onboard video 8MB/1MB

Also With and without an Adaptec 2820SA and Intel 1000/MT


Also, using a basic PCI VGA card instead of the onboard didn't change anything.

[Ratbert]

Has anyone successfully used a Supermicro X7SBE board with Open-E? I'm trying to find a replacement if the P8SCT won't fly.