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06-10-2020 05:10 AM
Hi, i tried to install network cards to testlab desktop which serves as virtual server. I have two quad port NICs(see details below) but neither of them works. As i insert these to the mainboard and attempt to boot, HPZ220 just starts beeping 5 times and fails to boot. Also powerbutton blinks read. Manual says following:
"Red Power LED blinks five times, once every second, followed by a two-second pause. Fivebeeps.
->Pre-video memory error."
Network cards i've tried are:
HP NC375T https://support.hpe.com/hpesc/public/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c01951393
And
Both are x4 PCI Express and should be compatible with x4, x8, and x16 PCI slots in Z220?
I've lates bios installed in Z220.
br, JMM
06-10-2020 11:04 PM
I've searched for internet for possible solutions but did not yet find anything helpful. One thing i found was that there were hints that some pcie slots would be reserved for certain cards? Why is this so?
http://resources.avid.com/supportfiles/attach/AVID_HP_Z220_Tower_Workstation_Config_guide_Rev_A.pdf
5 beeps hint to a problem with display adapter. Is my Z220 expecting my NICs to be display adapters!?