Subject: Re: Offtopic, Mainboard recommandation
To: None <port-i386@netbsd.org>
From: Thomas Michael Wanka <Tom@Wanka.at>
List: port-i386
Date: 10/22/2002 22:42:30
Hi,

On 22 Oct 2002 at 16:51, Greg A. Woods wrote:
> [ On , October 22, 2002 at 13:38:47 (-0400), Nathan J. Williams wrote:
> ] > Subject: Re: Offtopic, Mainboard recommandation > > > I've been
> pretty happy with my Asus A7M266-D motherboard, for a dual > Athlon
> configuration. > > Features: >  - 4 PC2100 DIMM slots, up to 3.5GB,
> with ECC support.
> 
> What does "ECC support" mean for this particular board?  If you get an
> ECC "corrected error" notification will the kernel print a notice? 
> What happens if you get an ECC "uncorrectable error" -- will the
> kernel panic with a meaningful message?

I cannot remember the Asus board, but IIRC the Tyan Tiger has a bios 
option to view Ecc Error Messages. 

mike