K8T Master and PNY PC3200 optima memory PC won't boot

I have an older K8T Master 2 proc machine I have started to re-use for various OS's. Having only 1gb of memory in it I bought two new PNY Optima 1gb sticks to use either as replacement or in addition to the gigaram I have in the machine already.
The gigaram that has been running forever is PC3200 so I specifically purchased Optima PC3200 also.
The MOBO manual says it supports 3200, 2700 and a few lower specs.
When I try either a stick, or both sticks in any of the memory slots the PC won't boot and just beeps constantly. I'm pretty sure I have the right memory type for the machine and i'm at a loss as to why it won't boot. But since I don't do this very often I thought asking on the forums would help.
Is there some kind of mismatch between optima and the K8T? The manual says each slot should support up to a 2Gb stick and it can support up to PC3200.
I've tried each stick in different slots, only one in the machine in each slot, i've looked in the BIOS and don't see anything there. At this point i'm out of ideas of what to look for.
Anyone got a suggestion?
Chris

Quote from: cpharvey on 12-January-09, 22:19:07
I've ordered some ECC memory so I guess i'll be using the two new sticks rather than all 4 when they arrive. Still that'll give me 2gb which is better than the 1gb I have today.
NOT GOOD! Must be REGISTERED-ECC, else it will not work either.

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