Author: parsec
Subject: Can't boot - "Waiting for BMC Initializing..."
Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 1:52am
Great, I'm glad it was only a memory problem.
I know that is frustrating, but the memory controller that is part of the CPU only supports certain memory module configurations. That is something we usually don't consider, and it can be difficult to find the specs of the memory modules we want to use.
This is from the Intel Datasheet for the C2000 SoC Processor family, the specs for supported memory configurations:
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You can get this document from Intel, here:
https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/atom/atom-c2000-microserver-datasheet.html
The specifications describe the types of memory chips that are supported, and how they must be configured on the DIMM circuit board. If the 16GB memory you have matches these specifications, then your board would need a BIOS update to allow them to work.
These specs also say that memory Channel 0 must be used if you use only one DIMM/stick of memory, and that Channel 0 must always be populated with memory.
Subject: Can't boot - "Waiting for BMC Initializing..."
Posted: 26 Sep 2016 at 1:52am
 popstr wrote:Ok, so now I have replaced my 16 GB memory module with two 8 GB modules and everything works fine. Thank you very much for your support! |
Great, I'm glad it was only a memory problem.
I know that is frustrating, but the memory controller that is part of the CPU only supports certain memory module configurations. That is something we usually don't consider, and it can be difficult to find the specs of the memory modules we want to use.
This is from the Intel Datasheet for the C2000 SoC Processor family, the specs for supported memory configurations:
You can get this document from Intel, here:
https://www-ssl.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/atom/atom-c2000-microserver-datasheet.html
The specifications describe the types of memory chips that are supported, and how they must be configured on the DIMM circuit board. If the 16GB memory you have matches these specifications, then your board would need a BIOS update to allow them to work.
These specs also say that memory Channel 0 must be used if you use only one DIMM/stick of memory, and that Channel 0 must always be populated with memory.