[rescue] Memory upgrade in Dell PowerEdge 2560

[Raymond Wiker]

You may be able to use the faster memory as long as you have the original
PC2100 stick in there (possibly in a particular RAM slot). That's certainly
the case with my 2010 Mac Mini: if I put a PC8500 ram stick in the first
slot, I can put a faster stick in the second slot, even if the faster RAM
does not work on its own.

On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 3:21 AM, Chad Fernandez <chad.fernandez at att.net>
wrote:

> On 05/27/2015 09:24 PM, Chad Fernandez wrote:
>
>>
>> Finally got the ic2-tools installed...... it was in one of the
>> repositories and I was able to do it.  Unfortunetly, I still can't use it.
>> When I modprobe eeprom, the computer freezes instantly. If I skip that step
>> decode-dimms asks if I'm sure the eeprom is loaded.
>>
>
> I re-installed the original 1gb stick of PC2100 and modprobe eeprom
> doesn't crash, and decode-dimms gives me results.  Although, that memory
> also gives errors when tested with memtest86+..... in use it seems to be
> fine.
>
> The modeprobe eeprom freezing the machine with the 2gb pc2700 makes me
> think it's a timing/speed issue like has been mentioned.  Does that sound
> logical, even though the 2gb stick boots and runs Centos apparently ok?
>
> Chad Fernandez
> Michigan, USA
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