Dell R400

[dhlucke]

I want to stick 2 new PC100 128 MB sticks in it, but I'm trying to determine if my current memory has ECC. I'm not sure if, but if it is, is it best to just get two more or does it make no difference if I use ECC or not?

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[Kelledin]

Generally, if a DIMM has an odd number of memory chips, then it's ECC. Non-ECC DIMMs will usually have an empty space on the PCB with solder points matching the pinout of the other chips.

Kelledin

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[mpjesse]

Yeah- at the bottom of the DIMM board, there will be too small chips that look out of place- those are the ECC chips. If they're there, well then you have ECC memory. If not, well, I think you get the idea...

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[Kerbear]

If you go to the dell website it will tell you you cannot mix and match ecc memory with non parity memeory on your system. I have two Dsystems. A D266 and a D333. I know yours is a R system. The point is that I have never had a problem mixing the two memories. I did it by accident and it worked. I also used to take calls for a certain companies support desk and have had to tell people that you can't mix them, but it's worked on my dells so far.

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[dhlucke]

Just looks like a standard 16 chip toshiba 128 MB pc100. Since this computer is old and I'm just going to be using it as a second computer for lan games should I just get generic memory for $20/ea or is it worth it to spend more? When I put the new machine together I'll get good memory for OC, but I'm not sure I see a point for this machine. Will it crash or have problems with the generic? I've bought generic for 2 other computers and not noticed any problems.

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