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Is HP Proliant server system-specific memory, such as this...<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8GB-4x2GB-DDR2-667-PC2-5300-ECC-Registered-Memory-HP-ProLiant-DL180-G5-240-PIN-/370644825797?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item564c2736c5#ht_1942wt_910" rel="ugc">http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8GB-4x2GB-DDR2-667-PC2-5300-ECC-Registered-Memory-HP-ProLiant-DL180-G5-240-PIN-/370644825797?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item564c2736c5#ht_1942wt_910</a><br />
(note the warning about single vs double rank memory in the description)<br />
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...compatible with a generic motherboard such as the Intel S5000PSL, that expects to accept the same type of memory? For example:<br />
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<a href="http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rackable-Systems-2x-Dual-Core-Xeon-5160-3GHz-4GB-RAM-1U-Server-/330785366362?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item4d0458215a#ht_3866wt_959" rel="ugc">http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rackable-Systems-2x-Dual-Core-Xeon-5160-3GHz-4GB-RAM-1U-Server-/330785366362?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item4d0458215a#ht_3866wt_959</a><br />
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From the eBay articles you can probably guess what I'm trying to do here... find some cheap extra memory to put into a cheap second hand server I'm planning on buying.
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Is HP Proliant server system-specific memory, such as this...

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/8GB-4x2GB-DDR2-667-PC2-5300-ECC-Registered-Memory-HP-ProLiant-DL180-G5-240-PIN-/370644825797?pt=US_Memory_RAM_&hash=item564c2736c5#ht_1942wt_910
(note the warning about single vs double rank memory in the description)

...compatible with a generic motherboard such as the Intel S5000PSL, that expects to accept the same type of memory? For example:

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Rackable-Systems-2x-Dual-Core-Xeon-5160-3GHz-4GB-RAM-1U-Server-/330785366362?pt=COMP_EN_Servers&hash=item4d0458215a#ht_3866wt_959

From the eBay articles you can probably guess what I'm trying to do here... find some cheap extra memory to put into a cheap second hand server I'm planning on buying.

Is HP system-specific memory compatible with other servers?

Components are those devices that are internal to a computer -- the PC boards, the central processor (CPU), the memory (RAM), disk and video controllers and so on.

Components

Servers are computing devices that are similar to desktop computers in that they have the same basic components, but are significantly different in size, configuration and purpose. Servers are usually accessed over a network, and many run unattended, without a computer monitor, input device, audio hardware or USB interfaces. Many servers do not have a graphical user interface (GUI), and are configured and managed remotely. Servers typically include hardware redundancy such as dual power supplies, RAID disk systems, and ECC memory, along with extensive pre-boot memory testing and verification. Critical components might be hot swappable, and to guard against overheating, servers might have more powerful fans or use water cooling.