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Error-correcting code, as in a type of memory that can correct single-bit errors. ECC memory is typically found on servers and workstations, where maximum reliability is required.

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How to tell if a laptop is utilizing LPDDR5 Link-ECC functionality?

JEDEC introduces two kinds of ECC to LPDDR5, that's inline ECC and link ECC. [1] However, link ECC, which is used to protect data through transmitting, is optional.[2]. My question is, how could we ...
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What does "Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode)" mean?

According to MSI, the motherboard I'm looking at Supports ECC UDIMM memory (non-ECC mode) What does this mean even?
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How do channels and rank interact if using pair-matched RDIMMs?

So, my Supermicro X10 R3 board has a single CPU with 8 DDR4 DIMM slots. When fully loaded it has 2 DIMM pairs in each channel x 4 channels (I think). I always use only matched pairs of DIMMs. The ...
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Why EDAC sbridge: ECC is disabled. Aborting

I have a server with 4 x ECC memory and I installed CentOS 7+ I got EDAC sbridge: ECC is disabled. Aborting when boot up but if I use memtest86 test I can see my memory is ECC memory and enable, the ...
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Does software (similar to DVDisaster) exist which can create images and parity at the same time?

DVDisaster is an awesome tool for archiving things reliably, as it creates ECC in case of physical damage to the media. However, when using it for backup purposes it can be a bit awkward -- one must ...
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Will i3 9100F support my ECC unbuffered RAM?

I read from the intel website that i3 9100f supports ECC ram, and when I am buying the ECC RAM, the guy said that the i3 9100F won't run with unbuffered RAM. Can anyone confirm this? My motherboard is ...
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What exactly is the difference between “Max“ and “Super“ setting in ECC BIOS setting of Asus M5A78L-M/USB3 motherboard?

The manual says only: ECC Configuration ECC Mode [Disabled] Enables or disables the DRAM ECC that allows the hardware to report and correct memory errors automatically. Configuration options: [...
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amd64_edac_mod.ko(Error Detection and Correction driver) not loading with the latest kernel to check RAS

I am trying to enable ECC to confirm RAS feature in ubuntu-18.04 Its GIGABYTE BIOS mode, I have checked ECC option, but it is not present. and details of server is: :~$ lscpu Architecture: ...
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How to change cipher & elliptical curve priority/order in Firefox?

Bugzilla.mozilla.org dev's suggest this was added a couple of years ago (references below) however I see no information anywhere or any options under about:config to accomplish this... I only see ...
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When consumer motherboards state they "support ECC", do they mean "as fully as server boards", or only somewhat?

A number of modern consumer boards state they "support ECC" when used with RDIMMs + Xeon, for example, this ASROCK X99 board. But the documentation never seems to say (for any brand, not just this ...
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L3 data cache ECC error

I happened to have a terminal window open in Linux (Debian) and, as I was browsing the web, I heard a beep so I looked to see what happened and I found the following message in the terminal window: ...
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ECC on harddisks

I have completely re-written my post here as I noticed I was a bit unclear before. In an older post the user sawdust explained very well that there is an SRAM buffer on the HDD controller which uses ...
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ECC RDIMM memory in MSI X99A Raider

A hardware noob here. I have a MSI X99A Raider motherboard which specification says the following: Support eight DDR4 DIMMs 2133/2200(OC)/2400(OC)/2600(OC)/2666(OC)/2750(OC)/3000(OC)/3110(OC)/3333(OC)...
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Do I need match pairs for ECC DDR4 RAM in workstation / server?

I'm looking to upgrade the ECC DDR4 RAM in my workstation. It is a Dell Precision 3650 Tower with a Xeon W1350. It can take up to 4x32GB 2933Hz ECC or 2X32 3200Hz ECC. I'm having trouble finding a ...
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Proxmox Linux DDR3 ECC RAM not being used, but seen by the system and BIOS

I have a problem with my dell precision T7500 workstation/server. Bought 5 sticks of 16GB DDR3 ECC memory in hope to upgrade total capacity of memory available in my system. No errors, bios sees it, ...
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How to start memory scrubbing manually

ECC memory scrubbing is usually a passive process that happens in the background. But I was wondering if I can start it by hand and monitor its progress and maybe test specific address ranges? Regards
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Does HDD firmware write back corrected sector when reading bad but correctable sector?

I understand what is error correction and how it works, what I want to know is that when the firmware of the drive is reading data and chances upon a damaged sector that contains enough information to ...
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Nginx server return duplicate intermediate cert when enable both ECC and RSA cert in Nginx

I have configured Nginx to support both ECC and RSA cert in a hybrid mode. After enabling, used below cmd to get the full chain cert from my server: openssl s_client -showcerts -connect server:443 -...
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Dell poweredge T310 memory upgrade issue

I have a Dell PowerEdge T310. It's specs state it supports 6 x 4GB RAM. I wanted to upgrade my ram, from 8GB to 24GB. Since it has two 4GB 1333 registered ecc sticks I bought four more sticks with ...
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Memory Error to Serial Number

My server recently rebooted, and the error logs show that there was a multi-bit ECC error. Apparently this has been happening for a while now, so I will be replacing the memory stick. Is there a way ...
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ECC alternative for real time RAM error checking/handling?

I had 2 days of labor lost when compiling and getting errors. I finally ran memtest and found that one of my 6 year old stick of GSKILL ram had errors(by the way... they never replied to the RMA ...
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What is more likely? storage bit rot (e.g.URE) or ram memory bit rot?

The background to the question is that on most computersystems data can corrupted at several places. The questions asks about the relative problems connceted with two places of such data-rot/data-...
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Specific board/module ECC Ram compatibility

I purchased a bunch of hardware for two different file servers. Previously I had never bought any server equipment, and therefore had not known that motherboards accept only certain types of ECC Ram. ...
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Theoretical behaviour of RAM if single read/write error

The topic is not a broken RAM. A good RAM can also have occasionally errors when reading/writing; non-ECC RAMs more than ECC RAMs, but errors are possible with both types. My question is, when ...
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How to tell if my server REQUIRES ECC RAM?

I know ECC is recommended for servers, but do certain pieces of hardware REQUIRE you to have it? If so, which component? e.g: CPU, motherboard
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GA-H170N-WIFI motherboard compatible memory

I bought GA-H170N-WIFI and since it can handle 32GB of DDR4 I want to buy two 16GB modules but can't find them. I found some cheap 16GB modules selling at my location but they are marked Buffered (or ...
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Server 2003 system config file corrupt, which is run inside of VMWare. How to fix?

I'm using ecc 6.0 software in Server 2003 through VMWare, suddenly system32 config system file corrupt of Server 2003. Is there any process to fix this without uninstalling or change data of ecc6.0? ...
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