[ On Wednesday, October 23, 2002 at 02:06:59 (+0200), der Mouse wrote: ]
> Subject: Re: Offtopic, Mainboard recommandation
>
> >> I cannot remember the Asus board, but IIRC the Tyan Tiger has a bios
> >> option to view Ecc Error Messages.
> > Unfortunately that's pretty much useless.
> 
> Why?  After all, it's not as if Windows does anything with ecc errors,
> right?
> 
> > If I can't see the errors as they happen then by the time I get to
> > see them in some BIOS diagnostics screen it's far too late as serious
> > damage has probably already happened.
> 
> Not if the message was "soft ecc error corrected, SIMM slot nnn", in
> which case it serves as an early-warning system for memory going bad.
> 
> Of course, who actually brings the machine down to check such things
> even semi-regularly?

That's my point.  :-0

Once I get to see the BIOS message the damage will have been done and
all I'm seeing is confirmation of what really might have happened (and
confirmation w.r.t. what might need repairing).

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