James Mason
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- Jan 21, 2019
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Hi. I'm new to the forum here so hello!
I have recently purchased a used server to install FreeNas on with what I think seems like an odd configuration but it runs Windows 7 just fine. This is an operating system I am familiar with so I've used this as a test OS.
The configuration is as follows:
Supermicro X8SIL motherboard
Intel Core i7-860 CPU
16GB Kingston DDR3 ECC memory (KVR1333D3E9S/4G)
Having failed to find any reliable information online, I'm asking if ECC RAM can operate in a non-ECC mode if the CPU doesn't support ECC. Intel ARK states that the use case for this CPU is Server/Enterprise but it also states that it does not support ECC RAM. Since it is running in this configuration does this mean that this CPU can in fact use ECC RAM, or that ECC is disabled?
I would not be against trading in this CPU for a Xeon X3450 or similar but if this can be avoided then it will certainly save some hassle. After reading about ECC on the FreeNAS documentation I am persuaded that this is a feature I need to have.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.
I have recently purchased a used server to install FreeNas on with what I think seems like an odd configuration but it runs Windows 7 just fine. This is an operating system I am familiar with so I've used this as a test OS.
The configuration is as follows:
Supermicro X8SIL motherboard
Intel Core i7-860 CPU
16GB Kingston DDR3 ECC memory (KVR1333D3E9S/4G)
Having failed to find any reliable information online, I'm asking if ECC RAM can operate in a non-ECC mode if the CPU doesn't support ECC. Intel ARK states that the use case for this CPU is Server/Enterprise but it also states that it does not support ECC RAM. Since it is running in this configuration does this mean that this CPU can in fact use ECC RAM, or that ECC is disabled?
I would not be against trading in this CPU for a Xeon X3450 or similar but if this can be avoided then it will certainly save some hassle. After reading about ECC on the FreeNAS documentation I am persuaded that this is a feature I need to have.
Any help on this would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers.