> of non-ECC memory, so nice terminal, bad server > > > "the probability of having at least one bit error in 4 gigabyes of > memory at sea level on planet Earth in 72 hours is over 95%." > > > http://lambda-diode.com/opinion/ecc-memory
while i agree in general that ecc is a good idea, i can't subscribe to predictions that seem so far from real-world experience. i have been running a amd64 machine as a cpu server for 2 years. it uses standard ddr2 memory. i have not seen any unexplained crashes or reboots during this time. at work, i have been running 5 un-ecc'd machines for 3 years. also no unexplained crahses or reboots. how could this be if i would expect 240 + 1825 bit errors? - erik
