-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Clark Morris Sent: Sunday, January 21, 2007 10:59 AM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Non - ECC, non-parity memory was Re: Risks (Was Re: Decoding the encryption puzzle) <snip>
The non-ECC "seems" to be very reliable on both of the currently used computers at home (1 desktop, 1 laptop). However, I think it is more of a case that the technicians couldn't explain to the bean counters why memory reliability is important. I wonder how many Windows / Linux / newest Mac problems are actually due to faulty memory that couldn't be detected as faulty. Until those of us who understand these things can make a good case to the non-technical general buying population, the Gresham's Law effect mentioned below will persist. <unsnip> If you have never had memory problems with a Windoze machine then count your lucky stars. I have a laptop that drove me crazy for three months last year. It began as an occasional blue screen and Windoze just started over. It got to the point at one time where it would blue screen two times a day. I took it back to the retail outlet where I bought it because it was still within the first year of purchase. They were the ones that found the memory problems. They replaced the memory and now I only occasionally have problems with Windoze, so I guess I'm back to the real Windoze problems and not memory associated issues. I have thought about rebuilding the operating systems from scratch because it is still flaky just no blue screen. The problem I suspect is that files loaded into the faulty memory were written out to disk corrupted and now the system is not the same as original. The problem is I don't want to take the time to fix Windoze. Again thank your lucky stars if you have no memory problems. Tom Moulder ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
