ECC memory in standard boards?

Chasser · 20 May 2006 at 13:48

I've come across some ECC memory (Hynix 2 x 1Gb sticks). I always thought ECC memory was for servers and dual boards, however, a mate reckons there are some standard boards out there which will run this. He reckons some Athlon 64 boards?

I really don't know, however, anyone throw any light on this? If there are any boards which will run ok with this I may try and hunt one down.

Failing that I may have to take it across to MM.

Cheers

monkeypants · 20 May 2006 at 14:44

I'm pretty sure no 939 boards support ECC RAM, you can't just stick it in a normal DIMM (as you appear to know). There may be some obscure board that does take it, but I've not heard of one that does.

Chasser · 20 May 2006 at 14:52

Aye, as I thought. Think I'll end up trying to flog the stuff.

cheers.

hp7909 · 20 May 2006 at 15:04

monkeypants said:
I'm pretty sure no 939 boards support ECC RAM, you can't just stick it in a normal DIMM (as you appear to know). There may be some obscure board that does take it, but I've not heard of one that does.

YES THEY ARE :mad:

Most Asus Socket 939 support 184-pin DIMM ECC Unbufferred!

EDIT: Make that ALL!

monkeypants · 20 May 2006 at 19:24

hp7909 said:
YES THEY ARE Most Asus Socket 939 support 184-pin DIMM ECC Unbufferred!

EDIT: Make that ALL!

Ack!

/cowers

ajgoodfellow · 22 May 2006 at 12:49

Yep - Unbuffered is the key

If it's ECC Registered ram (the stuff used in Socket 940 systems) then it won't work

Roland0 · 23 May 2006 at 15:19

939/940 isnt the extra pin for the ECC register chip thing?

ajgoodfellow · 23 May 2006 at 15:23

Yes - the key is that it's registered memory

Socket 940 can take non-ECC *registered* memory (even though it's not that common)

If you use normal ECC memory it won't work in Socket 940 systems