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Subject: Re: what is ECC ram?

Author: Jonas Cohonas

Date: 11:26:26 05/28/01

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On May 28, 2001 at 13:44:27, Shep wrote:

>On May 28, 2001 at 11:27:06, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>
>>On May 28, 2001 at 10:58:01, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>>ECC includes a hamming code for each 64 bit "word".  This code is used to
>>>correct single-bit errors on the fly, and detect double-bit errors.  It is
>>>most often used in servers where higher reliability is desired, at a higher
>>>price.
>>
>>Would you reccoment them over "normal" ram?
>
>At twice the price? I don't think any ordinary user would need it.
>I had ECC RAM in my P6-233, but it had next to no effect since the machine
>crashed so often because of Win95 that it never got a chance to crash due to a
>memory failure.
>It's one of those things that you only need if you absolutely must have a high
>data integrity (just like no private user buys a RAID 5 or a cooling system the
>size of a tennis court).
>
>---
>Shep

Ok shep thx for the info, i am about to buy a dual 1gig p3 or a dual 1.3-5 gig
T-bird if the MB for that is not too pricey.

Regards
Jonas



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