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etharp
7 Jan 2005, 8:20pm
I am attempting to put together a dual opteron board (msi K8T master far2 socket 940) and I when I ordered the board and processors, I just ordered the ram that Monarch computer recommended with this board. it was very unstabe, and very soon refused to boot. I never did get MSI or Monarch to return my warrenty inquires. I got really busy and the board just sat. I got araound to ordering a the same board again (I have had really good success with MSI dual Proc boards in the past), this time from newegg, but it boots just like the other one, a single slowly repeating beep no video at all.
I would like to know if I am correct about the following;
As appears to me that this board can run a single FX proc with_out_ ECC registered ram, but to use the opterons, I ?must? have registered ecc ram.

SSR_06
7 Jan 2005, 11:33pm
i'm no expert about this by any means, but i've heard that you need to have reg ecc ram for opterons. im really not very sure on this, i'll do some searching and post again if i'm wrong. (plz correct me also if im wrong)





:edit
i did the search and according to the AMD website you need to have registered ram to run the opterons
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_8796_8819%5E9394,00.html