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Hi so i built my dual xeon system for around $200 and it has alot of value for money, one thing i dont get is that sometimes when i turn on the computer i get 5 short beeps and 1 long beep. i traced it down to it being a memory error where the system wont recognize my ram installed in it. right now i have 8gb DDR3 of kingston valueram 1600Mhz. on my motherboard website it says the max speed it supports is 1333mhz at 1.5v so right now im borrowing the kingston ram from my dad's PC to get this one working. is the reason why my computer wont boot because the board cant recognize RAM that is faster than 1333mhz? should i just go on ebay and find some DDR3 ECC registered server memory and put it into this board? my board is a supermicro X8 DTL IF. i know that when i reseat the DIMMs on my board when using the 1600mhz ram it would boot up and work like nothing happened but sometimes i would get the no boot and the beep codes. anyone know what this is? thanks guys. 

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Obvious question: is the BIOS updated? Sometimes, it fixes those weird issues...

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5 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Obvious question: is the BIOS updated? Sometimes, it fixes those weird issues...

right now im on 2.1a and the latest revision is 2.1b im afraid of flashing my BIOS due to the power where im at is unreliable and it could go out anytime

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1 minute ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

right now im on 2.1a and the latest revision is 2.1b im afraid of flashing my BIOS due to the power where im at is unreliable and it could go on anytime

Uh.. don't you know SOMEONE that has a UPS? There's gotta be a friend of yours that has one.

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5 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

Uh.. don't you know SOMEONE that has a UPS? There's gotta be a friend of yours that has one.

sadly i dont, my options here are limited. what i was thinking is to get memory that is on the supported memory list for my motherboard on the supermicro website. on ebay its currently 24GB for $45

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1 minute ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

sadly i dont, my options here are limited. what i was thinking is to get memory that is on the supported memory list for my motherboard on the supermicro website. on ebay its currently 24GB for $45

That's an option as well.

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try removing all RAM sticks and see what happens.

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1 minute ago, Imakuni said:

That's an option as well.

what do you think though is $45 for 24GB of DDR3 ECC memory a good deal? 

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1 minute ago, FRN said:

try removing all RAM sticks and see what happens.

i did when i reseat the RAM it works again but sometimes it would have the beep code error where it doesnt reconize the 1600mhz ram 

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2 minutes ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

what do you think though is $45 for 24GB of DDR3 ECC memory a good deal? 

I... don't know. Considering that you can also re-sell your current RAM to get part (or all) of the money back, I'd say it's a pretty good deal.

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20 minutes ago, Imakuni said:

I... don't know. Considering that you can also re-sell your current RAM to get part (or all) of the money back, I'd say it's a pretty good deal.

oh no the ram i have right now is from my dads computer. hes just letting me borrow it right now so i can use my pc 

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20 hours ago, glitchmaster0001 said:

i did when i reseat the RAM it works again but sometimes it would have the beep code error where it doesnt reconize the 1600mhz ram 

What is your motherboard? did you check for compatibility to the RAM? Sometimes, boards can be picky when it comes to RAM sticks. You can always grab new sticks and they're cheap nowadays.

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4 hours ago, FRN said:

What is your motherboard? did you check for compatibility to the RAM? Sometimes, boards can be picky when it comes to RAM sticks. You can always grab new sticks and they're cheap nowadays.

the ram im using isnt listed as supported by both the CPU from intel and the motherboard from supermicro. my cpu 2 X5650s according to intel support a max speed of 1333mhz the ram im using is rated at 1600mhz. but technically isnt the ram automatically downclocked to 1333mhz by the motherboard and cpu? that is what im confused about. i already ordered a 24gb kit of DDR3 1333Mhz ECC Registered memory for $45 from ebay, i searched the part number and on the supermicro website it says that it is confirmed working and tested. can you guys confirm that this is true? i never built a computer using a server motherboard before. 

 

here is the ram i bought

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112006723781?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

 

here is my motherboard

 

http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/QPI/5500/X8DTL-iF.cfm

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