Why might PC3200 ECC ram be incompatible when upgrading?

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Published on 2010-03-30T19:40:11Z Indexed on 2010/03/30 19:43 UTC
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I had some 512MB PC3200 Kingston mem modules in a server, and I ordered replacement Kingston memory in 1GB sticks. The vendor said they were out of stock and I agreed to let them ship me "compatible" Samsung memory. However, after installing, the MB posted BIOS errors and wouldn't even boot to a BIOS screen. Both memory was ECC PC3200. Any ideas why that would happen?

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