topic POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed in ProLiant Servers (ML,DL,SL)

POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

khemarith — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 11:08:41 GMT

Hello Everyone

Can someone help me to find our why i'm getting the follwing error?

Server: ProLiant DL380 Gen9

Processor 1: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v4 @ 2.40GHz
Processor 2: Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5-2640 v4 @ 2.40GHz

my server have problem with memory on Processor 1 Socket 9 , i have try to move memory from Processor 1 Socket 12 to Processor 1 Socket 9 and Socket 9 is empty memory slot and i have move Processor 2 Socket 12 to Processor 2 Socket 9 also.

after remove ready my server show error below:

POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - Processor 2, DIMM 10 incorrectly installed. Please refer to Memory Population Rules in Documentation. This Memory will not be utilized.

POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - Processor 2, DIMM 11 incorrectly installed. Please refer to Memory Population Rules in Documentation. This Memory will not be utilized.

POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - Processor 1, DIMM 10 incorrectly installed. Please refer to Memory Population Rules in Documentation. This Memory will not be utilized.

POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - Processor 1, DIMM 11 incorrectly installed. Please refer to Memory Population Rules in Documentation. This Memory will not be utilized.

Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

khemarith — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 05:32:44 GMT

Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

Suman_1978 — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 15:35:08 GMT

Hi,

Please recheck the Memory population guidelines. Page# 41 onwards.
https://www.hpe.com/psnow/doc/c04346247

Thank You!
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Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

Cali — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 10:00:38 GMT

See this Picture and populate by the Letters (A-J) not by the Slot Numbers!

So Slot 12 is A and has to be populated.

You have only 11 Memory Modules, so J = Slot 7 has to be free.

Cali

Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

khemarith — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:05:05 GMT

Dear

Thank you for your reply!

i have try to check many time but i don't understand how to do it.

Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

khemarith — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:06:59 GMT

Dear

Thank you for your reply!

so J = Slot 7 has to be free both CPU 1 and CPU 2 i am right.

Re: POST Error: 207-Invalid Memory Configuration - incorrectly installed

Cali — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 06:33:33 GMT

Yes, populate by Letter, not by Number.