As Geoff said, servers (not all models and not just Dell) can be picky about their memory. 5300 will often work in a system that calls for less, but not always. Note that although some have claimed to get 5300 memory working in an 1800, both Dell and Intel (for the 7520 chipset) support only the PC2-3200 memory. Also note that most places offer 3200 for the 1800, including Kingston and MemoryStock list 3200 as compatible upgrades.
Crucial is "usually" pretty good, but they are not the end all/be all of memory compatibility. When there is a conflict with what they say and what the computer manufacturer says, then it would be recommended to purchase the memory directly from Crucial, as they "guarantee" compatibility or will refund your purchase.
Yes, there site is incorrect. Dell servers are very picky about their memory; all the memory for this server is ECC PC2-3200 DDR2. Check out this link from Impact Computers for compatible memory: http://bit.ly/L2XF21
ShowMeComputerS
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July 5th, 2012 09:00
Thank you for the reply, but when I go to crucial.com and scan my system this is what comes up for memory upgrade.
DDR2 PC2-5300, DDR2 (ECC)
Could their site be wrong?
DELL-Geoff P
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July 5th, 2012 09:00
Here is the memory spec for this server:
144-bit ECC registered PC2-3200 DDR2 SDRAM DIMMs, with two-way interleaving, rated for 400-MHz operation
Maximum supported RAM: 12gb
Its most likely this memory will not work in the server if it doesn't meet these requirements.
Regards,
theflash1932
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July 5th, 2012 10:00
As Geoff said, servers (not all models and not just Dell) can be picky about their memory. 5300 will often work in a system that calls for less, but not always. Note that although some have claimed to get 5300 memory working in an 1800, both Dell and Intel (for the 7520 chipset) support only the PC2-3200 memory. Also note that most places offer 3200 for the 1800, including Kingston and MemoryStock list 3200 as compatible upgrades.
Crucial is "usually" pretty good, but they are not the end all/be all of memory compatibility. When there is a conflict with what they say and what the computer manufacturer says, then it would be recommended to purchase the memory directly from Crucial, as they "guarantee" compatibility or will refund your purchase.
DELL-Geoff P
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July 5th, 2012 10:00
Yes, there site is incorrect. Dell servers are very picky about their memory; all the memory for this server is ECC PC2-3200 DDR2. Check out this link from Impact Computers for compatible memory: http://bit.ly/L2XF21
Regards,