Re: SOLVED, sortof... Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-03-15 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Justin The Cynical wrote: Wow, they want me to flash the BIOS with a 'testing bios' just so I can see it on POST. Looks like next time I have to reboot the machine, I'll run memtest and see what it says. :-/ I can understand you not wanting to try a new "Testing BIOS", but if you do deci

SOLVED, sortof... Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-03-14 Thread Justin The Cynical
Jimmy Johnson wrote: Justin I would call SuperMicro, I see their phone number in the manual. Well, I didn't call, I emailed. This is what I got in response: "The ECC function is automatically enabled when you plug in an ECC memory. Attached is a testing BIOS that will show "ECC mode" on the

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-28 Thread Justin The Cynical
Douglas A. Tutty wrote: On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 07:03:39PM -0800, Justin The Cynical wrote: I recently picked up a SuperMicro X7SBE board and populated it with ECC RAM. Among my random wanderings, I realized that I didn't recall seeing anything in the BIOS or manual on if the ECC functionality

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-28 Thread Douglas A. Tutty
On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 07:03:39PM -0800, Justin The Cynical wrote: > I recently picked up a SuperMicro X7SBE board and populated it with ECC RAM. > > Among my random wanderings, I realized that I didn't recall seeing > anything in the BIOS or manual on if the ECC functionality is even > turned

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-28 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Justin The Cynical wrote: This is why I asked and felt embarrassed asking, I figured that it would be a fairly easy thing to find, especially considering the chipset isn't all that new, but it's looking to be a bit more involved that I thought. On one hand, there apparently isn't kernel suppo

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-28 Thread Justin The Cynical
Jimmy Johnson wrote: I manual says it detects the "type" of memory installed and it says with ECC that it takes 25-40 seconds for video to start, I would say that is the time needed to check RAM, so I would say that it is auto, 2-4 in the manual. Actually, it reads that it /may/ take 25-40 s

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-28 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Justin The Cynical wrote: Jimmy Johnson wrote: Justin The Cynical wrote: Long time lurker with a fresh install of Lenny x64 I recently picked up a SuperMicro X7SBE board and populated it with ECC RAM. Among my random wanderings, I realized that I didn't recall seeing anything in the BIOS o

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-27 Thread Justin The Cynical
Jimmy Johnson wrote: Justin The Cynical wrote: Long time lurker with a fresh install of Lenny x64 I recently picked up a SuperMicro X7SBE board and populated it with ECC RAM. Among my random wanderings, I realized that I didn't recall seeing anything in the BIOS or manual on if the ECC func

Re: I'm rather embarrassed to even be asking this...

2009-02-27 Thread Jimmy Johnson
Justin The Cynical wrote: Long time lurker with a fresh install of Lenny x64 I recently picked up a SuperMicro X7SBE board and populated it with ECC RAM. Among my random wanderings, I realized that I didn't recall seeing anything in the BIOS or manual on if the ECC functionality is even tur