Field report: Installation of Asus NCT-D

[newbie777]

Just wanted to share my experiences while building my new computer:
Asus NCT-D Dual Xeon Mobo with FSB 800
2x Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz
2x 1 GB Kingston RAM DDR2-533 ECC reg.
Asus Extreme N6800 PCI-Express
2x 200 GB Maxtor S-ATA
Fortron PS with 460 W

Well, after installing all the components following the instructions in the different manuals I powered up. The fans were running and I heard only beeping (one long, followed by two short beeps). The ASUS Post Reporter did not tell me anything. When visiting the AMI website for the explanation of the beep code, I found out that this sequence does not exist on AMI Bios Mobos (how funny).
After reading in different forums I thought it might be the RAM's. I contacted my retailer and asked him I that could be the problem. He assured me, that that could not be the reason for the failure.
Nevertheless, I ordered the RAM that was explicitly mentioned as compatible with the Mobo on the ASUS website. Two modules Kingston 512 MB DDR2-400 ECC reg. as a pair.
And it worked!!
How I love my new machine!
Conclusions:
- ASUS support is not really worth it
- The beep codes sometimes are not really telling the truth
- The ASUS boards seem to be rather picky when it comes to RAM
- The retailers sometimes are not really telling the truth
- Never give up

Greets to the geeks

 

[GavinO]

ECC RAM is a requirement you really need to watch out for. It runs slightly slower but far more accurately than non-ECC RAM, so it is usually supported on server boards. Unfortunately, it really isn't a benefit for the home user, yet many of the other features a home user would like to explore are debuted on server boards (SLI, SMP for new architectures, etc). Just something you always need to be careful of (its usually mentioned prominently in reviews). Not an Asus-only thing; Asus simply sells high-end components in the same breath as the standard ones.

 

[dualXeon]

Beeeeeep - Beep - Beep (1xlong+2xshort)

I had the same issue by using the wrong memory [KVR533D2N4/1G]
You need 400MHz ECC Reg RAM

Here's what i have:

2x INTEL XEON 3GHz/800MHz FSB/2MB chache
INTEL: BX80546KG3000FA
2x Kingston 1GB DDR2 ECC Reg CL3 RAM
KINGSTON: KVR400D2S4R3/1GI
ASUS NCT-D 2xS604/i7525 ATX Mainboard
ASUS: 90-MSV430-G0UAY (rev. 1.08)
ATI RADEON RX800GTO-TD256E 256MB/PCI-e
MSI: 8995-040R
Tagan TG480-U15(480W) Power Supply

 

[phreakwars]

That is a video card error your getting.
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