ECC memory problem

[daiyue]

hi,all, I tried to install 32GB(4*8GB)DDR3-1333 ECC Hynix memory for my dell xps 8300, replace the original 8GB, but after i installed them and boot my PC, the PC game me a warning sound of "dududu..." and the PC wont post anything, so whats going on? how can i get rid of it.

cheers

 

[alyoshka]

It accepts only upto 16GB of RAM according to this
http://www.dell.com/id/p/xps-8300/pd

I have my doubts about it accepting ECC RAM too....

 

[alyoshka]

Get into it's BIOS and check the amount of RAM it detects first.....
Why did you buy ECC RAM???? a home pc usually doesn't need it.... it's mostly targeted for enterprise servers.....

 

[cowboy998]

It's not the bios, it is the OS. The Dell XPS 8300 comes with Windows 7 Home installed, which will only recognize 16GB of memory. Upgrade the OS to Windows 7 Business ($89), and your 32GB of memory should be recognized by the system.