diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/mct_ddr3/mct_d.c b/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/mct_ddr3/mct_d.c
index 2841b18c6d..4bfb08aafc 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/mct_ddr3/mct_d.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/mct_ddr3/mct_d.c
@@ -1456,7 +1456,7 @@ restartinit:
 			}
 		}
 		if (NodesWmem == 0) {
-			printk(BIOS_DEBUG, "No Nodes?!\n");
+			printk(BIOS_ALERT, "Unable to detect valid memory on any nodes.  Halting!\n");
 			goto fatalexit;
 		}
 
@@ -3892,13 +3892,14 @@ static u8 DIMMPresence_D(struct MCTStatStruc *pMCTstat,
 					read_spd_bytes(pMCTstat, pDCTstat, i);
 					crc_status = crcCheck(pDCTstat, i);
 				}
-				if (crc_status) { /* CRC is OK */
+				if ((crc_status) || (SPDCtrl == 2)) { /* CRC is OK */
 					byte = pDCTstat->spd_data.spd_bytes[i][SPD_TYPE];
 					if (byte == JED_DDR3SDRAM) {
 						/*Dimm is 'Present'*/
 						pDCTstat->DIMMValid |= 1 << i;
 					}
 				} else {
+					printk(BIOS_WARNING, "Node %d DIMM %d: SPD checksum invalid\n", pDCTstat->Node_ID, i);
 					pDCTstat->DIMMSPDCSE = 1 << i;
 					if (SPDCtrl == 0) {
 						pDCTstat->ErrStatus |= 1 << SB_DIMMChkSum;
diff --git a/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/wrappers/mcti_d.c b/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/wrappers/mcti_d.c
index 45f817791b..f49e973a68 100644
--- a/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/wrappers/mcti_d.c
+++ b/src/northbridge/amd/amdmct/wrappers/mcti_d.c
@@ -146,6 +146,14 @@ static u16 mctGet_NVbits(u8 index)
 	case NV_SPDCHK_RESTRT:
 		val = 0;	/* Exit current node initialization if any DIMM has SPD checksum error */
 		//val = 1;	/* Ignore faulty SPD checksum (DIMM will still be disabled), continue current node intialization */
+		//val = 2;	/* Override faulty SPD checksum (DIMM will be enabled), continue current node intialization */
+
+		if (get_option(&nvram, "dimm_spd_checksum") == CB_SUCCESS)
+			val = nvram & 0x3;
+
+		if (val > 2)
+			val = 2;
+
 		break;
 	case NV_DQSTrainCTL:
 		//val = 0;	/*Skip dqs training */