Dual MP non-ECC RAM

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I'm looking to build a dual socket A system. I don't really care which board I use, but there's a Gigabyte with a built in RAID controller, which I'd prefer. But there's a Tyan in stock at Newegg, so it looks like that's the one I'd be using.

But what's the deal with non-ECC RAM? One of my friends told me I could only use the first two DIMMs with non-ECC. If I wanted to use any more, I'd have to upgrade to ECC. Is that true?

Did I use the word "but" too many times?
 
The MSI K7D-Master & the Gigabyte GA-7DPXWDW-P motherboards that I have will run with 2x1 Gig of non-ECC RAM in the first two slots. If you want to run more it must be ECC RAM.
Tyan's can be a bit more picky depending on which one you get.
My Tyan K7X wont but the Tyan MPX will.

If you get the AMD 2800+MP chips you may well have to flash the bios before the cpu will be recognized.

Luck........ :D
 
Tigerbiten said:
The MSI K7D-Master & the Gigabyte GA-7DPXWDW-P motherboards that I have will run with 2x1 Gig of non-ECC RAM in the first two slots. If you want to run more it must be ECC RAM.
Tyan's can be a bit more picky depending on which one you get.
My Tyan K7X wont but the Tyan MPX will.

If you get the AMD 2800+MP chips you may well have to flash the bios before the cpu will be recognized.

Luck........ :D
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I've got a couple of the MSI K7DMasters and one of the Gigabyte's in place and, although I'm not using ECC, but I am using Registered (2 sticks of either 512 or 1GB depending on the server.) When I tried to use Unbuffered DDR, I would get memory error beep codes.

I'm sure you know the difference, but I want to make sure the OP knows there's a difference between registered and ECC.

You're not saying you're using Unbuffered RAM in those boards, are you? If so, I'd like to know the brand! You've pulled something off I haven't been able to. :D
 
No, I definitly mean non-ecc, non-registered, plain old PC2100/2700. Ran some hyperx BH-5 in my K7D till I upgraded
 
Hmm... That's interesting.

Maybe a BIOS rev will address that. These boards have been in service no less than 1.5 years without a BIOS update. (Why fix what's not broken.) I can't use non-Registered.

I've got an extra K7D running in the lab as a backup to the Exchange server. I might experiment with it on Monday.

Thanks!
 
My Gigabyte board runs fine with 512MB PC3200 RAM in the first slot, and 256MB PC2700 RAM in the second slot. Unfortunately the 512MB stick was Kingston ValueRAM purchased during the shortage of DDR modules this fall so it was $90... :(
 
mine works with 1 stick samsung pc2100 133Mhz in slot2 and
1 stick samsung pc2700 166Mhz in slot 4 bolth of them are simple sticks.
 
dont know for others but mine s2466mpx run the last 5 years pretty good.he don have last
bios and stil works fine.i run it for alots of time with 1 cpu w8ing for the mp to come and he work fine too with 1.after all the ppl ho use dual the don buy it to overclock it and
run futuremark or to check the frames in CS. those kinda machines as u know the are
simple and stable.simple bios simple m/b to keep it and work it for 1 life.:)
sure he have problems (geforce2 g/c) but wich m/b is perfect?:)
sr i don want ot offend u:)
 
MPX said:
dont know for others but mine s2466mpx run the last 5 years pretty good.he don have last
bios and stil works fine.i run it for alots of time with 1 cpu w8ing for the mp to come and he work fine too with 1.after all the ppl ho use dual the don buy it to overclock it and
run futuremark or to check the frames in CS. those kinda machines as u know the are
simple and stable.simple bios simple m/b to keep it and work it for 1 life.:)
sure he have problems (geforce2 g/c) but wich m/b is perfect?:)
sr i don want ot offend u:)
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And in english?

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