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Re: ECC SDRAM?
From:
"Walter R. Worth" <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 25 Jul 1999 12:15:38 -0000
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On Saturday, 24 July 1999,  09:08 PM, Mary Elise Zimlich
<[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
>>Can someone please tell me what "ECC SDRAM" is?  I know about the
>>SDRAM part, but "ECC" is new to me.


ECC stands for Error Correcting Code. There are extra memory bits
added to the board to provide detection and/or correction of bit
errors. Generally,  the available boards will detect two bit errors
or detect and correct one. It's more expensive than non-ECC  It  is
usually intended for servers and other systems where a crash or undetected
data error is not acceptable.

Walter
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