Goodbye, Dell Poweredge 500SC motherboard.

悼念離我而去的 Dell Poweredge 500SC 主機板，由張大哥交給我一年多[從2005/03/04在Y拍標到512MB PC133 REG-SDRAM起算]，也陪我了不算短的時光，如今身染重疾，只好放你離開。

原來想拿這一塊這一塊主機板來做測試機的想法也破滅了，看來記憶體賣一賣比較實在，明天大概又要來公司了，XD。

註解：
所謂的身染重疾是指 System Beep Codes 3-1-1 Slave DMA-register failure，唯一的解決方法就是換板子，也就是這一塊主機板報銷了。

參考資料：
DSL/Cable Webserver Server Upgrade - Dell PowerEdge 500sc
Dell PowerEdge 500SC Systems Installation and Troubleshooting Guide
System Beep Codes of Dell PowerEdge 500SC
Dell PowerEdge 500SC case transplant

Front-Panel Connector

I determined the pinout of the front-panel connector on the motherboard by reverse-engineering Dell's front-panel PCB. Here it is:

01 => HDD LED +
02 => HDD LED -
03 => Reset switch
04 => Reset switch
09 => Power LED +
10 => Power LED -
11 => Power switch
12 => Power switch
15 => Key
05/06/07/08/13/14/16 => n/c