Board has polymer caps.

I hope your DIMMs meet Intel expectations.

When you start the system *test with one of your DIMMs first*.
This will give an opportunity to evaluate what the motherboard
thinks of the DIMM. Check whether the entire DIMM is registered
when tested that way. I use nothing but 2GB DIMMs in mine
from that era. I have 4x2GB config of DDR2 on an X48 chipset.

Paul

Thanks Paul for the advice. I found my Q9650 cooler fan $31.04 purchase
from Amazon.com by looking at my credit card records. I cannot understand
where the other records went. I used the tracking number search. This is
where it gets weird. It was shipped from Sweden. Its arriving October 4 -
28. The MOBO from Hong Kong may arrive before it.

Paul,

The Intel CPU cooler fan arrived early, today. Postage mark said it came
from Sweden. The customs declaration said it came from USA, perhaps its
place of manufacture. Total declared value was $7.99. So from $31.04 there
was huge mark up. That's why shipping was free. It is larger in diameter
that what it replaced. On the copper plate contact with the Q9650 CPU there
are three rubber strips (silicone?), I guess for shipping. I'll remove them
when the GigaByte MOBO arrives. I saved the fan funnel for evacuating hot
air out the side of the frame. It no longer fits. When the MOBO arrives, I
can remove the rubber and maybe mount the funnel backward with glue (or duck
tape?). It is for an ATX board, but the mount mechanism maybe better
engineered. Instead of awkward screws this is like a push mechanism. It is
protected for shipping (?) by plastic and I will work with it when the new
MOBO arrives.

Sorry, on further inspection the plastic maybe for attachment to the MOBO.
One pin appears to be permanently depressed, maybe device is seconds. I need
to discover if I can fix it. What this suggests is the cooler fan is meant
for permanent attachment and is not meant for removal like the older screws
enabled.

Cheers,
Norm Why