First post, by emu34b
https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p ... 2#p1337142
Here’s the original topic. The TL;DR here is that I have a weird server board, and it’s extremely temperamental with memory. I still can’t figure out what is going wrong, and I think I need to slow down before throwing more money at the problem.
So, I picked up some single rank 1rx4 DDR2 (8 of 2 GB) memory, on the suggestion of a user in the last topic. This is some PC-6400P ECC DDR2, Micron. This leads to a brand new issue, when I use this memory: it doesn’t post, silently. No beep codes. Just no video.
So far, I’ve tried the usual. Removed all the expansion cards, reset CMOS, reseated the sticks, no avail. I also have some single rank 1 GB sticks, still doesn’t like that either. The ONLY memory it likes and will post with, is the 2rx4 2 GB sticks mentioned in the other thread.
However, using those other single rank sticks, there is some signs of life when using there. Num lock works, I can see the Ethernet blinking occasionally. Just no video, which doesn’t get me anywhere.
As a shot in the dark, I recently found my serial null modem cable and have acquired a USB to RS-232 adapter. I’m wondering if I can get any information about the problem that way, via console redirection. The manual says that I can do this, but I’m not sure, as it seems to be failing early in the POST process.
Lastly, when looking for RAM. Is there any particular configuration that I need? I’m considering getting some 2rx8 (in 4x4 GB) or 1rx8 (in 8x2 gb). Does speed matter? Also I’m wondering how best to search for this stuff on eBay (I live in Wyoming, nobody is local to me 🤣, so shipping it in is pretty much my only option). Most ECC memory there is FB-DIMM, and then there’s a bunch of sponsored crap and other garbage. Using minus and quotes helps, but not as much as I would like.
