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Date:      Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:33:28 -0300 (ADT)
From:      "Marc G. Fournier" <scrappy@hub.org>
To:        Josh Paetzel <josh@tcbug.org>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Intel related question ...
Message-ID:  <20050823023245.C1093@ganymede.hub.org>
In-Reply-To: <200508222302.42057.josh@tcbug.org>
References:  <20050823004058.B1093@ganymede.hub.org> <200508222302.42057.josh@tcbug.org>

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On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Josh Paetzel wrote:

> On Monday 22 August 2005 22:43, Marc G. Fournier wrote:
>> Sorry for asking here, but y'all are the only "useful techies" I
>> know :)
>>
>> Am trying to put together my next new FreeBSD server ... Intel
>> based, on an SE7520JR2 DDR2 motherboard ... problem is simple ...
>>
>> I have 4x1G Kingston DIMMs to put in (KVR400D2R3K2/2G) ... if I put
>> two in Bank 1, I can boot ... if I  put the other two in Bank 1, I
>> can boot ... if I put 4 in (2 in Bank1, 2 in Bank2), I get three
>> long beeps ...
>>
>> Is ther something obvious I'm overlooking here?  It doesn't seem
>> like the RAM, since all 4 sticks do work, so its only leaving me
>> the motherboard itself ... but wanted to double check ...
>>
>> ----
>> Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services
>> (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org           Yahoo!:
>> yscrappy              ICQ: 7615664
>
> I have seen motherboards that can use up to a certain amount of
> DDR....past which you are required to use registered DDR

Am using Registered DDR ... I even had my rep confirm with Kingston that 
this was, in fact, the right RAM for the motherboard :(  I tried to cover 
all the bases, but obviously missed on :(

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Marc G. Fournier           Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org)
Email: scrappy@hub.org           Yahoo!: yscrappy              ICQ: 7615664



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