ASRock X99 WS-E memory compatiblity

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Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 3:52pm

Great, thank you very much! Clap

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Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 3:38pm

You are in the right place, tech support will have to take this one. Tech support sometimes takes a while to respond, often because they are testing in a situation like the one you mentioned. The RAM you listed was not available at the time of the board's release so I would imagine it would require testing and possibly a bios update if it will even work with such high density RDIMMs.

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Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 3:33pm

Is this not the right place to ask ASRock mainboard/RAM compatibility questions?

Additional to the above question, I am interested in the compatibility of just four 32GB modules (RDIMM, dual-rank, with Xeon CPU). Already the original specs state that 128GB are supported, so this should work for certain, despite newer DIMM modules; is this correct? (Background idea: This would keep four DIMM slots free for a later upgrade to 256GB, if the current BIOS cannot yet handle 256GB...)

Thanks for any info.

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Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 2:08am

Hello ASRock,
I have a pre-sales question with respect to the memory compatibility of your X99 WS-E board (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20WS-E).
In the specs, the board supports RDIMM ECC memory (with a Xeon CPU). When the board was released, only 16GB RDIMM ECC memory modules were available, but now 32GB RDIMM ECC modules are on the market, e.g. the dual-rank HP 728629-B21 32GB modules (see http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/smartmemory/product-detail.html?oid=6987490#!tab=specs ).
I have also seen that there are already many BIOS updates available that "Improve DRAM module compatibility" (see http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20WS-E/?cat=Download&os=BIOS).
However, there is no extended info and I wonder: Does this board already support 8x32GB dual-rank RDIMM modules, i.e. 256GB RAM? This would make it a great mainboard for scientific computing! Smile

Thanks!

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	You are in the right place, tech support will have to take this one. Tech support sometimes takes a while to respond, often because they are testing in a situation like the one you mentioned. The RAM you listed was not available at the time of the board's release so I would imagine it would require testing and possibly a bios update if it will even work with such high density RDIMMs. Welcome to the forums

orthoceros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote orthoceros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 2015 at 3:33pm
	Is this not the right place to ask ASRock mainboard/RAM compatibility questions? Additional to the above question, I am interested in the compatibility of just four 32GB modules (RDIMM, dual-rank, with Xeon CPU). Already the original specs state that 128GB are supported, so this should work for certain, despite newer DIMM modules; is this correct? (Background idea: This would keep four DIMM slots free for a later upgrade to 256GB, if the current BIOS cannot yet handle 256GB...) Thanks for any info.

orthoceros Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 17 Jun 2015 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote orthoceros Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Jun 2015 at 2:08am
	Hello ASRock, I have a pre-sales question with respect to the memory compatibility of your X99 WS-E board (http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20WS-E). In the specs, the board supports RDIMM ECC memory (with a Xeon CPU). When the board was released, only 16GB RDIMM ECC memory modules were available, but now 32GB RDIMM ECC modules are on the market, e.g. the dual-rank HP 728629-B21 32GB modules (see http://www8.hp.com/us/en/products/smartmemory/product-detail.html?oid=6987490#!tab=specs ). I have also seen that there are already many BIOS updates available that "Improve DRAM module compatibility" (see http://www.asrock.com/mb/Intel/X99%20WS-E/?cat=Download&os=BIOS). However, there is no extended info and I wonder: Does this board already support 8x32GB dual-rank RDIMM modules, i.e. 256GB RAM? This would make it a great mainboard for scientific computing! Thanks!