K8N-E Deluxe and CM72SD1024

[Synned]

Hey guys

I was wondering why I am having compatibility issues with this 1gb stick of ram I have. It is

1GB CM72SD1024RLP-3200

I know it isn't listed on the compatibility selection for my motherboard, but I was wondering why.

My motherboard calls for:

DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 ECC/non-ECC un-buffered DDR SDRAM memory

 

So I was wondering where the incompatibility lies? Hopefully someone can enlighten me :o:

Thanks

Joe

[RJLeong65]

Hey guys

I was wondering why I am having compatibility issues with this 1gb stick of ram I have. It is

1GB CM72SD1024RLP-3200

I know it isn't listed on the compatibility selection for my motherboard, but I was wondering why.

My motherboard calls for:

DDR400/DDR333/DDR266 ECC/non-ECC un-buffered DDR SDRAM memory

 

So I was wondering where the incompatibility lies? Hopefully someone can enlighten me :o:

Thanks

Joe

 

You simply bought the wrong memory for that motherboard. That CM72SD1024RLP-3200 module is registered (buffered) memory, which will not work in your system. The thing about registered memory is that the register must be enabled in order for the module to work; if the register is disabled due to the system's lack of support for registered memory, that module will simply not work at all. And no Socket 754 or 939 system supports registered memory at all. What you need is the CM72SD1024-3200 (without the RLP) module, which is ECC unbuffered memory (the only such module of this size and speed that Corsair currently makes).

 

The above assumes that you need or want ECC memory. If on the other hand you don't need ECC, then there are plenty of modules in the Value Select and XMS series lines that are compatible. Right now, the only 1GB Corsair DDR1 unbuffered non-ECC memory modules currently produced are the VS1GB400C3, the CMX1024-3200 series and the CMX1024-3200C2 series (if you discount the System Select and the server-series modules).