Is Intel Xeon E3 1225 compatible with the C204 chipset?

[idata]

Hey,

I just bought a Xeon E3 1225 cpu and a SuperMicro X9SCM-F motherboard with the C204 chipset. Two Corsair XMS3 4gb 1333mhz non buffered non ECC for memory. New Corsair Corsair CMPSU-400CX PSU which works on other motherboards.

It does not even post, the IPMI interface works fine and says BIOS code 22 which means power message. I cannot get video to startup through the IPMI interface either.

I've tried resetting the bios, turning off the onboard VGA and using an AMD 5570 through a 8x to 16x riser due to the motherboard only having 8x pcie ports. Ive also tried without memory, no cables attached except for the power button and 24 pin and 8 pin power connectors. The onboard speaker does not sound at all which could have indicated that something is wrong but no.

I've searched the net and can't find a definite answer to if the Xeon E3 12x5 series is compatible with the C204 chipset. Intel gives a hint that the C206 chipset does support it but still nothing definite for the C204.

I want to know if its the motherboard or the chipset that does not support the 12x5 series.

Has anyone else managed to get a Xeon E3 1225 running on the C204 chipset?

Regards

Chris

[DSilv11 · Accepted solution]

HINT: http://www.supermicro.ie/products/motherboard/Xeon_E3/C202_C204/X9SCM-F.cfm http://www.supermicro.ie/products/motherboard/Xeon_E3/C202_C204/X9SCM-F.cfm

Memory Capacity

• 4x 240-pin DDR3 DIMM sockets
• Supports up to 32 GB DDR3 ECC Un-Buffered memory (UDIMM)
• 1333/1066MHz
• Support ECC DDR3 UDIMM only

[idata]

Hey,

Thanks for the reply.

I must be blind, its right there. I'll buy a couple of ECC 4gb sticks.

Thanks for the help!

Regards

Chris

[idata]

Correct! Works with ECC ram

Thanks for the help, I'll look extra carefully on the specs next time

Regards

Chris

[DSilv11]

Thanks for the good discription of your configuration!

Usually takes a week to get enought system configuration information to make a Root Cause anyalize.

This one was much simpler because the specifics were given!