Error Correcting Code (ECC memory) is used in most computers where data corruption cannot be tolerated under any circumstances.
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Will 'Desktop' RAM work in a Rack Server?
I am very new to Rack servers and am exploring options for RAM.
I am looking at the Dell PowerEdge R710 I have found this PDF which explains memory requirements. It however does not mention ECC, NonECC etc.
This page on the official Dell site does…

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Memory module error affected OS performance
One day, one of the memory modules started producing correctable memory errors.
Then, the operating system began to slow down, and the Oracle database stopped working correctly.
Also, I don't use mirroring or sparing settings.
| Sat 30 Jan 2021…

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ecc - why does edac-ctl need drivers while edac-util does not?
My AMD Ryzen Linux system has ECC memory that purposely bought.
edac-util shows I have ecc, if I am reading correctly:
mc0: 0 Uncorrected Errors with no DIMM info
mc0: 0 Corrected Errors with no DIMM info
mc0: csrow0: 0 Uncorrected Errors
mc0:…

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New RAM on HP DL 380 causes errors in 64 bit CentOS
I added new HP memory to a server to go from 8 to 32GB. Now I have this error message appearing in /var/log/messages every few seconds.
Jan 8 20:13:08 vmware01 kernel: EDAC MC0: CE row 2, channel 2,
label "": (Branch=1 DRAM-Bank=6 RDWR=Read…

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Mid Range Server Motherboard Recommendation (linux)
I am looking for a mid price range motherboard for a Linux Server.
It should have support for ECC memory.
On all other aspects I am pretty open minded!
Any suggestions or recommendations?

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Uncorrectable ECC memory error
I was running simulations on a virtual machine of Ubuntu on Windows 7 OS and nothing was wrong. I decided to wipe Windows 7 off, and install Linux (Ubuntu 14.04). I started getting this error after running a simulation for some time:
Node0: DRAM…

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