[rescue] Sun T2000 memory issue

[hike]

On Mon, Mar 4, 2013 at 10:42 PM, Joshua Boyd <jdboyd at jdboyd.net> wrote:

> I just recieved a T2000 today.  When I powered it on, I got the
> following error:
>
> FATAL: Check DIMM configuration, Not enough valid dram channels
> FATAL: No Valid MEMORY configuration
> FATAL: The HOST Processor has a configuration error, forcing a power-down
>
> I re-seated the DIMMS and tried again, same results.
>
> Does anyone know if this is more likely to be a RAM issue, or a
> motherboard issue?
>
> I do have 4 1 gig sticks of PC2-5300 Registered ECC ram from an HP, but
> I don't know if it is single ranked or not, nor do I know if the machine
> cares.  Crucial indicates I need 8 matched sticks though.
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The messages seem to indicate that there are not enough DIMMs in the server
or that they are in the wrong order.

The Field Engineers Handbook (online if you have an account or the PDF or
the hard copy) should have the configurations that are supported.

You probably will want to bring the memory into a supported configuration
before going further.

My experience is that this would be a memory configuration problem.  The
system board has not reached the point of testing the memory.