ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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it will run as non-ECC ram, but it will work
DDR2 can sell for quite a bit if you find the right buyer, maybe somewhere around $150 if they need the ECC as well
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
Thread created 04-16-2012 by Wek
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ECC will generally work on a non-ECC MB, but only one way to know for sure - put it in there & see what happens.
Performance gain will depend on your OS - if you're running (or planning on...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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I have no idea, but I'd add at least 1-2 clock cycles for each setting.
Can you find the detailed specs for the FB-DIMMs from the chip manufacturer? Click on the PDFs listed here:
Samsung:
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ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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Sorry I havent replied been really busy.
I just tried the ECC RAM but the PC won't POST at all. I need to go back to my old non ECC RAM in order to POST. Is there a setting in BIOS that I need to...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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I tried to change the speeds but I got stuck. There are so many settings that I'm not sure which I should be changing. I would appreciate if you could tell me exactly which settings I should change....
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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You might want to read the SPD values of a module that works with the motherboard and compare them to the SPD values in the data sheet for that Micron module and slow the BIOS memory timings so they...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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It's not the ECC.
I'm not familiar with registered RAM, but having register chips between the RAM chips and the memory bus may slow the signals too much, so I'd go into the BIOS and turn off the...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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Yeah, they aren't fb-dimms. Registered ECC and FB-Dimms are completely different. Anyway that being said they won't work on your board. Registered ram generally only works in higher end servers and...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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Yeah, I sorta gave up all hopes. I guess I'll just sell them and take a loss.
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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Look up the specs of your motherboard. If you have the manual, you have the specs and it will tell you what RAM is supported. If you don't have the manual, google it and get the info from the...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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Here's the datasheet for the RAM. Had to google for it as it was not listed on the Micron website. I have the 2GB MT36HTF25672 PC25300.
Well, I don't think the motherboard got damaged in the...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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If what you have is actually a FB-Dimm I'm a bit concerned. The notch position is slightly different then standard DDR2 and if you got it to fit in your motherboard you may have damaged it. While...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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I just got some ECC Registered FB-DIMM RAM from a friend. I was wondering if I can use this RAM in a regular desktop with a GA-MA770-UD3 motherboard and a AMD Phenom X4 9600 Agena BE CPU.
If they...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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As long as I get the performance of of 4GB (only going to use 4GB) I'm happy. I don't really care for the ECC. Would there be a drop in performance when using ECC RAM in non-ECC system?
How slow...
ECC RAM on regular desktop, will it work?
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http://www.crucial.com/kb/answer.aspx?qid=3692 answers your questions.
If you are comparing Non ECC to non ECC then you really won't notice a difference in real life use. A benchmark might...
