From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 23 05:32:39 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A3B8E16A41F for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:32:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scrappy@hub.org) Received: from hub.org (hub.org [200.46.204.220]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 39DCE43D46 for ; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:32:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from scrappy@hub.org) Received: from localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 68D5664B83B; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:32:38 -0300 (ADT) Received: from hub.org ([200.46.204.220]) by localhost (av.hub.org [200.46.204.144]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 03998-01; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:32:37 +0000 (GMT) Received: from ganymede.hub.org (blk-222-82-85.eastlink.ca [24.222.82.85]) by hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E9BDD64B82D; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:32:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id D26F03408B; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:32:37 -0300 (ADT) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by ganymede.hub.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D167E33F1D; Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:32:37 -0300 (ADT) Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 02:32:37 -0300 (ADT) From: "Marc G. Fournier" To: Beecher Rintoul In-Reply-To: <200508222115.23706.akbeech@gmail.com> Message-ID: <20050823023123.W1093@ganymede.hub.org> References: <20050823004058.B1093@ganymede.hub.org> <200508222115.23706.akbeech@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new at hub.org Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Intel related question ... X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 05:32:39 -0000 On Mon, 22 Aug 2005, Beecher Rintoul wrote: > On Monday 22 August 2005 07:43 pm, 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) > > According to intel's website: > > "Six DIMM sockets for up to 24 GB of Registered ECC DDR 266 or 16 GB of > Registered ECC DDR 333 or DDR2 400; memory must be populated in pairs." > > Is your memory registered? According to the packaging: "2GB PC2 - 3200 REG CL3 ECC 240-Pin DIMM Kit (2pcs)" Its two 1G DIMMs, so that you buy them in Pairs ... and its Kingston RAM ... ---- Marc G. Fournier Hub.Org Networking Services (http://www.hub.org) Email: scrappy@hub.org Yahoo!: yscrappy ICQ: 7615664