ECC in non-ECC hardware

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JJakaJonas

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This is maybe the most stupid question to as ask.
But I have a bulk of Kingston register ECC DDR3 RAMs laying around doing nothing.
Also I have like 4 computers running with regular DDR3 RAMs.
A few of them do not have that many and could use the extra gigs.

I have tried to do my research the best as I could (and found this forum in the progress)
What I found out is that I can’t make use of the ECC function because my motherboard don’t support it and also the registered part required 1 of 3 special sockets (most of my servers run LGA775 because that’s what I have on hand and no money to put in this)

Well back to the main reason for the post... I know I can not make use of the ECC registered part, but can I somehow make use of the RAM DIMM as it was a regular RAM DIMM via mods.?, hacks?, break some parts of?, anything?, any how?

I have 12x 4 GB DDR3 ECC registered RAM just laying in a drover collecting dust and there for looking for a way to make use of them...

That was bought 2. hand by mistake. I thort they was regular RAM DIMMs and not server RAM DIMMs and when I found out the damage was done and there was no way to reverse it.

Now 4 years later do I still have them and can’t get rid of them. No one will purchase them or anything so yeah... I’m basically stuck whit them now and if there’s no way to use them in my setup the only 2 options is to throw them as trash or pay big bucks for new-ish hardware I don’t need for my software use...

So I hope there’s a slight way of getting this to work.
 
JJakaJonas said:
This is maybe the most stupid question to as ask.
But I have a bulk of Kingston register ECC DDR3 RAMs laying around doing nothing.
Also I have like 4 computers running with regular DDR3 RAMs.
A few of them do not have that many and could use the extra gigs.

I have tried to do my research the best as I could (and found this forum in the progress)
What I found out is that I can’t make use of the ECC function because my motherboard don’t support it and also the registered part required 1 of 3 special sockets (most of my servers run LGA775 because that’s what I have on hand and no money to put in this)

Well back to the main reason for the post... I know I can not make use of the ECC registered part, but can I somehow make use of the RAM DIMM as it was a regular RAM DIMM via mods.?, hacks?, break some parts of?, anything?, any how?

I have 12x 4 GB DDR3 ECC registered RAM just laying in a drover collecting dust and there for looking for a way to make use of them...

That was bought 2. hand by mistake. I thort they was regular RAM DIMMs and not server RAM DIMMs and when I found out the damage was done and there was no way to reverse it.

Now 4 years later do I still have them and can’t get rid of them. No one will purchase them or anything so yeah... I’m basically stuck whit them now and if there’s no way to use them in my setup the only 2 options is to throw them as trash or pay big bucks for new-ish hardware I don’t need for my software use...

So I hope there’s a slight way of getting this to work.
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As long as the motherboard uses DDR3 RAM the EEC RAM will work, as non-ECC RAM. No "hacks" or 'mods" necessary. Hope this helps.

EDIT: BTW, welcome to the forum.
 
JJakaJonas said:
This is maybe the most stupid question to as ask.
But I have a bulk of Kingston register ECC DDR3 RAMs laying around doing nothing.
Also I have like 4 computers running with regular DDR3 RAMs.
A few of them do not have that many and could use the extra gigs.

I have tried to do my research the best as I could (and found this forum in the progress)
What I found out is that I can’t make use of the ECC function because my motherboard don’t support it and also the registered part required 1 of 3 special sockets (most of my servers run LGA775 because that’s what I have on hand and no money to put in this)

Well back to the main reason for the post... I know I can not make use of the ECC registered part, but can I somehow make use of the RAM DIMM as it was a regular RAM DIMM via mods.?, hacks?, break some parts of?, anything?, any how?

I have 12x 4 GB DDR3 ECC registered RAM just laying in a drover collecting dust and there for looking for a way to make use of them...

That was bought 2. hand by mistake. I thort they was regular RAM DIMMs and not server RAM DIMMs and when I found out the damage was done and there was no way to reverse it.

Now 4 years later do I still have them and can’t get rid of them. No one will purchase them or anything so yeah... I’m basically stuck whit them now and if there’s no way to use them in my setup the only 2 options is to throw them as trash or pay big bucks for new-ish hardware I don’t need for my software use...

So I hope there’s a slight way of getting this to work.
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If I recall correctly, in the LGA 775 era memory compatibility was determined by the motherboard chipset because the CPUs did not have integrated memory controllers. Depending on your motherboard, it may be possible, if it was designed to operate with such memory.
 
Chuklr said:
As long as the motherboard uses DDR3 RAM the EEC RAM will work, as non-ECC RAM. No "hacks" or 'mods" necessary. Hope this helps.
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MrCaffeineX said:
If I recall correctly, in the LGA 775 era memory compatibility was determined by the motherboard chipset because the CPUs did not have integrated memory controllers. Depending on your motherboard, it may be possible, if it was designed to operate with such memory.
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It designed to work with DDR3 RAM but I think that the registered part makes them useless.
I have now tried in 4-6 diffriend motherboards whit 3 diffrendt sockets with different CPUs and non of the machines will even post.

A few of the machines throws a been party and others just spins some fans and HHD and not even make a output to the screen.

Chuklr said:
BTW, welcome to the forum.
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Thanks for the welcome :)
 
I never saw a LGA775 server board that used DDR3 memory (admittedly I never looked very hard). I thought DDR3 was only a niche market...Like a few G41 boards. Are you trying to cram DDR3 into a DDR2 slot?
 
JJakaJonas said:
This is maybe the most stupid question to as ask.
But I have a bulk of Kingston register ECC DDR3 RAMs laying around doing nothing.
Also I have like 4 computers running with regular DDR3 RAMs.
A few of them do not have that many and could use the extra gigs.

I have tried to do my research the best as I could (and found this forum in the progress)
What I found out is that I can’t make use of the ECC function because my motherboard don’t support it and also the registered part required 1 of 3 special sockets (most of my servers run LGA775 because that’s what I have on hand and no money to put in this)

Well back to the main reason for the post... I know I can not make use of the ECC registered part, but can I somehow make use of the RAM DIMM as it was a regular RAM DIMM via mods.?, hacks?, break some parts of?, anything?, any how?

I have 12x 4 GB DDR3 ECC registered RAM just laying in a drover collecting dust and there for looking for a way to make use of them...

That was bought 2. hand by mistake. I thort they was regular RAM DIMMs and not server RAM DIMMs and when I found out the damage was done and there was no way to reverse it.

Now 4 years later do I still have them and can’t get rid of them. No one will purchase them or anything so yeah... I’m basically stuck whit them now and if there’s no way to use them in my setup the only 2 options is to throw them as trash or pay big bucks for new-ish hardware I don’t need for my software use...

So I hope there’s a slight way of getting this to work.
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Thats a big fat no, CPU memory controller must support the register to work. Could you desolder all the ram chips and put them on a different pcb (that also includes the correct supporting components) with a rework station? Technically possible. Is it worth the time and additional expense? Absolutely not.


While almost all registered is ECC, ECC != registered. Nearly all desktop ram has no register, typically called unbuffered. There is also fully-buffered from ddr2 days (heatsinks on server ram are the usual giveaway) and load reduced which is a capacity extension of registered for ddr3/4.
There are some X79 and X99 boards combined with the right xeons that can use both unbuffered and registered, but otherwise they are almost always exclusive.
 
kirbyrj said:
I never saw a LGA775 server board that used DDR3 memory (admittedly I never looked very hard). I thought DDR3 was only a niche market...Like a few G41 boards. Are you trying to cram DDR3 into a DDR2 slot?
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It’s not a server board. It’s just a G41 desktop board from asus.
Aluminum said:
Thats a big fat no, CPU memory controller must support the register to work. Could you desolder all the ram chips and put them on a different pcb (that also includes the correct supporting components) with a rework station? Technically possible. Is it worth the time and additional expense? Absolutely not.


While almost all registered is ECC, ECC != registered. Nearly all desktop ram has no register, typically called unbuffered. There is also fully-buffered from ddr2 days (heatsinks on server ram are the usual giveaway) and load reduced which is a capacity extension of registered for ddr3/4.
There are some X79 and X99 boards combined with the right xeons that can use both unbuffered and registered, but otherwise they are almost always exclusive.
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Okay. Kinda what I needed to know.

So end result on the post:
My DDR3 ECC registered RAM are useless and are better off snaped in half and throwed in the trash can..

Thanks for the clarification
 
JJakaJonas said:
So end result on the post:
My DDR3 ECC registered RAM are useless and are better off snaped in half and throwed in the trash can..
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If you're lazy and identify as an emo teenager sure. Or you could take a look at ebay/craigslist/whatever, see they still have some value (ram is fucking expensive right now) and dispose of them like an adult: for money.

I parted up an X58 build that started almost 10 years ago and sold 48GB of ram for more than I paid for it 4? years ago.
 
JJakaJonas said:
So end result on the post:
My DDR3 ECC registered RAM are useless and are better off snaped in half and throwed in the trash can.
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No. Many server grade boards utilize them. You send them to me, I'll pay shipping. :D

My x58 chipset based boards will accept both standard and non-registered ECC DDR3, but not registered. My Intel 5520 chipset boards (same CPU socket) will accept all three.
 
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