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Name: Dumb Geek (by bitboy)
Date: December 16, 2004 at 17:18:28 Pacific
OS: WinXP
CPU/Ram: P4 3.2GHZ, 1GB DDR 3200
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hello , i wonder what is ECC ram? whats the difference? and how do i find out if my rams are ECC or non-ECC?

P4 3.2GHZ
kingstom 1GB DDR 3200
Nvidia geforce FX 5950 256mb



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Name: jam
Date: December 16, 2004 at 18:13:37 Pacific
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http://searchsmallbizit.techtarget.com/gDefinition/0,294236,sid44_gci212028,00.html

your RAM is probably not ECC

Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @8x210mhz
512mb PC3200
Ti4200/8X 128mb
WDC 60GB


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Name: cliffpage
Date: December 17, 2004 at 01:57:40 Pacific
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ECC means 'error correcting' most home computers take non-ecc ram, ecc is more often for commercial servers.
I might be wrong here, and please could someone point out if I am - I believe that if you look at one side of the ram stick and count the chips on it (only on one side if it is 2 sided), even number means non-ecc and odd number means ECC.


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