Subject: Memory: Parity vs ECC?
To: None <port-alpha@netbsd.org>
From: None <kpneal@pobox.com>
List: port-alpha
Date: 12/27/2002 17:35:41
Say, if I'm trying to buy ECC memory for my AlphaStation 200, will any
1234x36 SIMM work? (Well, 64MB or smaller I guess.)

I thought non-parity was FOOx32, parity FOOx33, and ECC FOOx36. Is
that not correct? It's pretty easy to find "parity" FOOx36 memory,
but I really want ECC. What's the scoop?
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Kevin P. Neal                                http://www.pobox.com/~kpn/

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