Dell T5500 Riser card Question

[steellz]

I bought a riser card for my t5500 and was wondering do i have to install ram into the card in order for the riser card to work? i have the CPU already

 

[Lutfij]

The riser card is another platform so as with any dual platform system's they need to have their own banks of ram populated. So yes they will need populating.

 

[steellz]

And what kind of memory does it need? or should i pull out a stick of what it has and match it?

 

[Lutfij]

My search shows that it needs ECC ram
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C7YT9VC

I could be wrong if you were to show what the ram you're working with is currently labeled as.

 

[steellz]

Okay. I pulled the ram this is what i have


http://imgur.com/a/da1yf for a total of 24 GB

 

[Lutfij]

You have mixed and matched rams?

 

[steellz]

Lol, i guess so, i had no idea i did, i bought this from ebay about a month or 2 ago, and need more speed, so im adding a 2nd CPU

 

[steellz]

The main problem is, i just bought the riser card for 55$ which is a steal, and the 2nd CPU for 65$ and from what im looking at, its going to cost me more than that just to buy the ram i need

 

[Lutfij]

Ebay will help you out on that front. Mind sharing the processor and perhaps a pic of the motherboard? To get a better understanding of the banks of ram on your existing board/CPU socket area?

 

[steellz]

sorry cant get a pic of the MB but this is the CPU, Intel XEON E564x2

 

[Lutfij]

DDR3 is what it supports but there are some pages on the www that show it to be compatible with DDR3L ECC DIMMS. I'd suggest that you load out all the rams on your system with either the Crucial sticks or the Samsung sticks. I'm sure you can find either of them on Ebay...:/

 

[steellz]

I just got the Riser in the mail, if i were to take 2 other DDR3 sticks and put them into the riser card just FOR now until the 64GB i just ordered comes will the system work? i cant keep the system down for long its hosting stuff,

 

[steellz]

Also thanks so much for the quick replies, 😀

 

[Lutfij]

The riser system you have is a triple channel platform meaning it will optimally operate with 3 DIMMS populated(all of the same capacity) or with only one DIMM populated.

You're welcome!

 

[steellz]

The riser system you have is a triple channel platform meaning it will optimally operate with 3 DIMMS populated(all of the same capacity) or with only one DIMM populated.

You're welcome!

just wanting to make sure, its ok to put http://imgur.com/a/aDAms in the riser card ? with the other sticks in the MB, i know its more mitch match but its only temporary

 

[Lutfij]

The rams you've shown are DDR3 rams. They are not ECC rams and I wouldn't try them if I were you.

 

[steellz]

The rams you've shown are DDR3 rams. They are not ECC rams and I wouldn't try them if I were you.

ok, what if i took 2 sticks from the main board and put them into the riser card would that work?

 

[Lutfij]

Either 1 or 3.

 

[steellz]

Either 1 or 3.

k because the board is tri-channel , so if i took just one from the board ( i dont think it matters which one) and put it into the riser card it should work?

 

[Lutfij]

Make sure to have one on the main board and one on your riser board. If the system powers up with both CPU's then you can look forward to buying a set of rams from teh smae maker and of teh same specs to populate all your DIMMS.

 

[steellz]

Okay cool, i currently have 6 sticks on the main board , so ill take 3 off and put them into the riser card and then power it on, it should work, again thanks for all the help

 

[Lutfij]

Wait, you said, six...? Are they all the same make and model?

 

[steellz]

Wait, you said, six...? Are they all the same make and model?

the 2 i showed u i have 3 of each, so 3 are the same and the other 3 are the same

 

[Lutfij]

Have the Samsung rams on the main system in the channels 1, 3 and 6 for the CPU riser use the Crucial rams in all three slots.

 

[steellz]

okay thanks for the info, you have no idea how much this helped 😀