R710 memory causing no boot

Question

I have 2 R710 Servers i combined to get more performance.  It will not ever boot with the 3 x 2gb in A1,A2,A3 and 3 x 2gb in B1,B2,B3.  It will boot if i have memory in just A1,A2,A3.  Any thoughts on how to make this memory work?

Dell-DylanJ · Answer

Linked below is the user guide for the R710. Page 129 starts the section on memory. I would first check to make sure that you are in compliance with the manual's guidelines, first. In addition, are the servers both dual processor servers? Or did you pull both memory and processor from one and install to the other?

EDIT: Sorry about that, copy and paste failure

https://downloads.dell.com/manuals/all-products/esuprt_ser_stor_net/esuprt_poweredge/poweredge-r710_owner%27s%20manual_en-us.pdf

DTinnon · Answer

Spoiler Spoiler I pulled the both the processor and ram out of a different r710 only difference i see is brands on the ram. The 2nd cpu detects and works just fine. The server will not boot with the other 3 sticks of ram. i have tried all kinds of different configurations i have read on the forms. i don’t see a link for the user guide  I pulled the both the processor and ram out of a different r710 only difference i see is brands on the ram. The 2nd cpu detects and works just fine. The server will not boot with the other 3 sticks of ram. i have tried all kinds of different configurations i have read on the forms. i don’t see a link for the user guide

DTinnon · Answer

Im in compliance to the manual.  Can BRAND of ram make a diffrence?

DELL-Joey C · Answer

Hi,

That could be one of the reason, there are some cases that different brands of memory causing no POST. Have you tried, installing the memory from bank A, into bank B. Just use 1 memory in each slot, A1 and B1 with same brands.

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R710 memory causing no boot

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