I bought two SuperMicro C7Q67 as "won't start" condition, thinking it's impossible to kill a SuperMicro
Well, they wouldn't even power on, much less boot
After blood, sweat & tears, I got the first to boot with my i5-2500K processor![Smile](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
SuperMicro don't publish a Supported Processors list, and hoping to use a G1610 processor, I updated BIOS C7Q673_628
Used a USB key booting into DOS, everything went fine, finally powered off then cleared CMOS according to ReadMe instructions
Powered back on to get six beeps, then a CATERR LED lighting up
Neither that beep code nor CATERR LED are documented in the C7Q67 User's Manual![Confused](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/confused.png)
I've tried everything I can think of, can't get past CATERR
The second C7Q67 is, if possible, even more frustrating
Got it to power on, to get a blank screen
If I remove memory - a pair of Hynix modules on their Tested Memory list - I get five short beeps and one long, meaning no memory
FWIW, a POST card in the PCI slot, shows a status of 4B
I thought SuperMicro was a brand you could trust![Cry Me A River](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/nopity.gif)
Or have they gone like Asus, with Sudden Death Syndrome exacerbated by sh**ty documentation ?
Well, they wouldn't even power on, much less boot
After blood, sweat & tears, I got the first to boot with my i5-2500K processor
![Smile](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/smile.png)
SuperMicro don't publish a Supported Processors list, and hoping to use a G1610 processor, I updated BIOS C7Q673_628
Used a USB key booting into DOS, everything went fine, finally powered off then cleared CMOS according to ReadMe instructions
Powered back on to get six beeps, then a CATERR LED lighting up
Neither that beep code nor CATERR LED are documented in the C7Q67 User's Manual
![Confused](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/confused.png)
I've tried everything I can think of, can't get past CATERR
The second C7Q67 is, if possible, even more frustrating
Got it to power on, to get a blank screen
If I remove memory - a pair of Hynix modules on their Tested Memory list - I get five short beeps and one long, meaning no memory
FWIW, a POST card in the PCI slot, shows a status of 4B
I thought SuperMicro was a brand you could trust
![Cry Me A River](https://cdn.badcaps-static.com/images/smilies/nopity.gif)
Or have they gone like Asus, with Sudden Death Syndrome exacerbated by sh**ty documentation ?
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