HELP .. PowerEdge R410 RAM UPGRADE

Question

Hello and Good Day ..  i am From Egypt and i just bought my R410 server .. well.. my server is equipped with 12 GB of Rams and i wanted to equip it with 32 GB of Rams .. so i decided that i will install first 16 GB 2× 8GB .. when i did this and started the system it shows that i only have 8 GB of ram .. i tried to check the memory setting for the bios and it's all disabled ... i can't change the mode of memory in the bios ... my server has one CPU .. i am newbie to this .. so please can anyone tell me how to upgrade to 32 GB of rams for one CPU and which mode i should select in memory settings and what type of memory should i buy and provide me with links to the recommended Rams .. PS: i noticed in a this forum a problem like this and the customer said that DELL support agent advised to install PC3L RAM and not PC3 ... i didn't get that .. so if anyone answer me and explain as soon as possible please  thanks in advance

Daniel My · Accepted Answer

Hello Dookooo

You can put 4x8GB DIMM's in A1-A4. Try it with just the 2x8GB DIMMs in slots A1 and A2. The server should default to optimizer mode and you should have 16GB of memory available. The memory may be getting disabled because you are mixing UDIMMs and RDIMMs, you have A1 and A4 populated instead of 1&2, or several other possibilities.

If you still have issues with the DIMMs provide more information about the DIMMs you are using.

PS: i noticed in a this forum a problem like this and the customer said that DELL support agent advised to install PC3L RAM and not PC3 ... i didn't get that .. so if anyone answer me and explain as soon as possible please

The L means low voltage.

Thanks

Daniel My · Accepted Answer

I could not find any new ones we are selling. I suggest asking your sales rep if there are new ones available. Here are the refurbished/open box ones I located:

CXPTG 8GB RDIMM 1066 (Dual Rank) Low Voltage
H132M 8GB RDIMM 1067 (Dual Rank)
TJ1DY 8GB RDIMM 1333 (Dual Rank) Low Voltage

Yes, you do not have to worry about slots if you are populating all 4 slots with the exact same DIMM's. The slots I advised are based on you trying to put the 2x8GB DIMMs in the system for testing.

Thanks

Daniel My · Accepted Answer

which ram should i use now .. the PC3L .. or the PC3 ?! It doesn't matter. The server supports either.

dookooo · Answer

thanks Daniel ... so i can install 32 GB of ram in the 4 slots (A1 to A4) .. so why do i have to arrange the ram modules in slots if i will populate all the 4 slots .. i think i just need compatible and matched 4 modules to do this .. am i right ?? and if u can would you please provide me with a link for compatible 2x8GB ram to buy  ?!

dookooo · Answer

Thanks Daniel for your support .. may i ask one other question .. which ram should i use now .. the PC3L .. or the PC3 ?! Thanks :)

dookooo · Answer

would anyone help me in this please  ?!

dookooo · Answer

Thanks Daniel  for your Help :) .. i appreciate it

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