Can ECC Ram modules be used with Springdale Boards?

[partha]

I mistakenly ordered ECC modules to use with Asus P4p800 motherboard. Can these modules be used with the board, even if the ECC functionality is not recognized? Or will the modules not be recognized at all. Please help.

 

[Zepper]

Easiest is just to try it. Nothing will be damaged. The most you might have to do is set the memory settings in the BIOS manually rather than allowing it to be automatically detected.
. Most Intel chipsets support ECC anyway. It's a mystery to me why to mobo mfr's don't provide the function to their customers. I know that I don't buy high end mobos w/o ECC support.
. If anyone is looking for a good Socket A mobo w/ ECC support, here ya go: Tyan Trinity S2495AN/ANRS. (this one has support for Registered memory too - probably make the core of a very nice server). AFAIK, there are no SiS, ALi, or Nvidia based Socket-A chipsets that support ECC, only VIA for Socket-A and Intel for Intel CPUs.
.bh.
:sun:

 

[RideFree]

I think you'll find that they will work, just not at ECC spec...i.e.they'll work exactly as if they were non-ECC.

 

[partha]

Just to share with you, ECC DDR 3200 Modules from Crucial are working fine with Asus P4p800 motherboard.