In <[log in to unmask]>, on 07/24/99 at 09:08 PM, Mary Elise Zimlich <[log in to unmask]> said: >Can someone please tell me what "ECC SDRAM" is? I know about the >SDRAM part, but "ECC" is new to me. >Thanks, >Mary 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's intended for servers and other systems where a crash or undetected data error is not acceptable. jan lambert ----------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] ----------------------------------------------------------- PCBUILD mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org