----- Original Message ----- From: "Benjamin Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Greater NH Linux Users Group" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 12:55 PM Subject: Re: RAM test Software
> On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Brian Chabot wrote: > > Also memtest86 isn't meant for ECC RAM, which is what we have.... > > I think you would need special hardware to test ECC RAM. Even if you > could shut off the ECC function, you would then have two bits of parity > information per byte that wasn't getting tested. > I think you are right. At least, you can't check the ECC function, because you would have to change bits AFTER the memory controller, ie, in the memory matrix itself. I wouldn't think software alone could do this. You probably need a standalone [S|D|R]IMM tester. > Shouldn't ECC RAM, well, check and correct for errors automatically? :-) > ECC RAM can detect and correct ONE bit error per word (I think it's a word) and it can DETECT BUT NOT CORRECT multiple bit errors per word. Rich Cloutier SYSTEM SUPPORT SERVICES President, C*O www.sysupport.com ***************************************************************** To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the text 'unsubscribe gnhlug' in the message body. *****************************************************************
