Added additional 512MB ECC RAM NO BOOT!!

[sprude27]

I am building a computer to use as a server. I am using a Abit VP6 Dual motherboard. I have (1) 1Ghz PIII cpu, a 16MB video card, and 2 NIC cards. Windows 2000 Server OS and 512MB PC133 ECC Registered RAM. The system was humming like a bird. My customer wants to use the server as a application server in addition to the domain controller. So, I added another 512MB. The exact same. Delivery is tomorrow. I shut down the computer, removed the power plug. I snapped in the new module, tried to restart the system, the fans starts but NO boot. Monitor is blank. I resitted the RAM. No change. I removed the new RAM and tried to boot with the one I was using. Still no boot. I removed the video card and replaced it with another one out of the box. No boot. I tried using other RAM, never used, not ECC no boot. I cleared the CMOS. No boot. Did the new RAM module kill my motherboard? One other thing. I had another identical motherboard in the box never used. I installed it, ran through the same drill. It booted one time with both ECC RAM modules. I rebooted to adjust the CPUs. NO boot. It seems to have killed both boards. Any suggestions other than returning the RAM and hopefully getting the boards replaced?

Thanx

Stephen Prude
S & P Techs

 

[Jakespeare]

I have a suggestion:
NEVER use an Abit mainboard, ***ESPECIALLY*** for a server.

Dont take my word for it,,,,,,, read hardware reviews on the Internet..........
about how UNSTABLE,,,,,, and unreliable these Overclockers mainboards are.

****** If your building a server, use SuperMicro or INTEL, those are the best and MOST STABLE mainboards that money can buy.
ASUS, will also do, but that is 2nd Choice.
Now that you know, this should make your replacement choice easy.