DDR2 ECC RAM

Oliver davies · October 30, 2017

I found a lot of ddr2 ECC ram in a skip and it does not fit my standard ddr2 motherboard?

the model number is: samsung pc2-5300f-555-11-B0

Any knowledge about what it is and any board that it would work in would be great. It would just seemed a wast to throw it away if i can buy a cheap board and setup a small home server with it.

thanks for any help

StonyBiosphere · October 30, 2017

Your RAM is server only RAM, which means you need to use it in a server motherboard, not a desktop motherboard.

Not 100% sure myself but this video might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByI1PHMcPJQ

Radium_Angel · October 30, 2017

ECC ram can go for big bucks on eBay, if it's error free (in other words, not disposed of because it's defective)

Oliver davies · October 30, 2017

28 minutes ago, StonyBiosphere said:

Your RAM is server only RAM, which means you need to use it in a server motherboard, not a desktop motherboard.

Not 100% sure myself but this video might help:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByI1PHMcPJQ

thanks I thought it would be but i was not 100% sure as i cant test it in anything.