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Will the Dell Poweredge R710 support Up to 1600MHz Memories? As [Manufacturer Part# : SNP20D6FC/16G | Dell Part#:A6994465] is compatible with R710?
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June 23rd, 2015 12:00
Osmanhamid,
Memory frequency in servers are affected by a number of factors including; Speed of DIMM and CPU as well as memory configuration.
R710 server supports:
Let me know if you have any further questions.
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June 29th, 2015 09:00
As per BIOS revision on May 15, 2009 and on wards, support was added for two modules per channel at 1333 MHz speed. Current BIOS Version is 6.4.0. This is only applicable to Single and Dual Rank modules.
Yes, you will be able to get maximum speed of 1333 MHz with both of 12 X 8GB & 12 X 16GB MEM configuration as long us you maintain two modules per channel and the BIOS is up to date.
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June 29th, 2015 07:00
Hello Robert,
Thank you for your reply and helpful answer!
I've heard that there was a BIOS update that increased the number of DIMMs that the system can have at 1333. (to two per chanel)
Will this upgrade is going to allow me to use 12DIMMsX8GB(1333MHz) and still get a speed of 1333MHz and total of 96GB?
Or use 12DIMMsX16GB(1333MHz) and still get a speed of 1333MHz and total of 192GB.
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November 11th, 2015 09:00
We have a Dell PowerEdge R710 that is running BIOS v2.0.13. Is it supported to update directly to version 6.4 or is there a BIOS upgrade path that we should follow?
Thank you!
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November 11th, 2015 13:00
Hello.
BIOS v2.0.13 is way out of date and you will have to follow the up date path below in order to avoid iDRAC communication and other system issues. First apply the respective iDRAC updates before applying the given BIOS updates.
Version 2.1.15 & iDRAC Version 1.92
Version 3.0.0
Version 6.0.7 & iDRAC Version 1.95
Version 6.4.0 & iDRAC Version 1.99
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November 13th, 2015 11:00
Robert - thank you!
I updated the R710 per your instructions. It is now on BIOS version 6.4.0 and iDRAC version 1.99. However, the system memory speed is still coming back as 800 MHz.
We have populated the R710 with twelve (12) Kingston KTD-PE313Q8LVK3 modules:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820239718&Tpk=20-239-718
It is configured this way:
AAAAAAAAA BBBBBBBBB
147258369 CPU CPU 963852741
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MMXMMXMMX XMMXMMXMM
M = Memory is populated in this slot
X = Memory is NOT populated in this slot
These are the BIOS Memory Settings:
Is there something else we missed?
Thanks so much!
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November 13th, 2015 12:00
Hello.
Looking at your configuration, you have not missed a thing. Two modules per channel at 1333 MHz speed with current BIOS version of 6.4.0 is only applicable to Single and Dual Rank modules. Your memory modules are Quad Rank. When using 2 Quad Rank modules per channel, the speed will be limited to 800 MHz regardless of the speed of individual memory modules. Consider installing either Single Rank or Dual Rank modules to achieve the speed of 1333 MHz.