John R Pierce wrote:
> On 5/16/2014 11:09 AM, Joseph Hesse wrote:
>> The question in my mind is: should I just buy another workstation class
>> motherboard and duplicate what I already have or buy a motherboard which
>> is intended to be used as a server?
>
> I won't run a server that doesn't have ECC main memory. most desktop
> hardware doesn't support ECC.
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Oh, right, *all* the servers here use ECC DIMMs. And you really, REALLY
don't want to go there: a) price, b) n/s is not buffered is not
registered, none of the above compatible in the same bank, and oh, yes,
dual rank is *not* compatible with single rank or quad rank... I kid you
not. I've had servers simply not boot by mixing two of those, and let's
not forget not fitting in the slot...., and c) see a).
mark, semi-guru on DIMMs....