Re: [H] Stupid question about ECC RAM
Thane, Can not say that ECC removes the danger of bad RAM. ECC does allow some correction (protection) for bad RAM and just truck on. Bad RAM is BAD RAM. ECC is better than what most of us us normally, but I do not believe it is the complete band-aid. And, most of us are not willing to spend the $$$ or boot-time on ECC RAM. JMHO. Mission Critical (?) usually calls for ECC RAM. Worst case is ECC Registered! I own ECC-Registered! Fine. (thanks Chris!) If the m/b is designed ONLY for. then all bets are off should you choose otherwise. What I have found/seen is that ECC RAM just means/takes longer time to boot up. The machine/OS/whatever needs to check/test ALL available RAM spaces. (My opinion). But, ECC RAM does allow some operational RAM recovery (either bit-wise or byte-wise), I think The "Server Guys" will know more. Me? I just put up with the boot-up time of counting/checking all 2GB of RAM in BIOS, before, W2KServer boots.. 4me, ATM, happy camper; happy server! Best, Duncan Thane Sherrington wrote: I know some time ago someone (Lopaka, maybe) was saying that using anything but ECC RAM was crazy. I have a machine which is reasonably mission critical, and am I right in thinking that if the motherboard supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM causing problems on the computer? T
Re: [H] Stupid question about ECC RAM
Agreed. ECC memory can detect and fix single-bit errors. It can detect but not correct double-bit errors. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 03:09:46PM -0500, Al wrote: > > Thane wrote: > > > am I right in thinking that if the motherboard > > supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM > > causing problems on the computer? > > Lessen, I think is a better description. > > cheers. > al > -- > Al -- Bryan G. Seitz
Re: [H] Stupid question about ECC RAM
You're correct Thane. It removes one of the problems that could creep up. It's more expensive, but it will save you in the long run! Julian (Sabre) On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 4:09 PM, Al wrote: > > Thane wrote: > > > am I right in thinking that if the motherboard > > supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM > > causing problems on the computer? > > Lessen, I think is a better description. > > cheers. > al > -- > Al > >
Re: [H] Stupid question about ECC RAM
Thane wrote: > am I right in thinking that if the motherboard > supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM > causing problems on the computer? Lessen, I think is a better description. cheers. al -- Al
[H] Stupid question about ECC RAM
I know some time ago someone (Lopaka, maybe) was saying that using anything but ECC RAM was crazy. I have a machine which is reasonably mission critical, and am I right in thinking that if the motherboard supports ECC, then using ECC RAM will remove the danger of bad RAM causing problems on the computer? T
[H] Odd CHKDSK issue
I have a Vista computer in that is having trouble booting. I removed the hard drive and attached it to my test computer (running PE) and I can see the drive and SMART says it's ok, but when I run chkdsk /f (or /r) it comes up with a bunch of "deleting index..." messages. Normally once this completes a drive will come up clean, but this time, each time I run chkdsk, I get the exact same messages. I tried using True Image to clone it to another drive and the other drive has the same issue. I also tried Ghost, and xxcopy with the /clone switch with the same results. Any ideas how I can clean up the corruption? T
[H] Free License for IOBit Software
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Re: [H] Google Wave
Thank you!! - Original Message - From: "Naushad Zulfiqar" To: Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 11:14 Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave Okay guys, As promised I have sent out 10 invites. The invites are now closed. Thanks for everyones interest. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: Z, If you happen to have one left. Steve On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Scott Sipe wrote: > Awesome, thanks! > > Scott > > On Oct 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > >> Nope have 1 or 2 left. >> >> Will send one to you. >> >> >> With best regards, >> Zulfiqar Naushad >> >> Siemens Limited >> Energy Sector >> Oil & Gas Division >> Oil & Gas Solutions >> E O OS >> P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 >> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia >> Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) >> Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 >> Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 >> mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com >> www.siemens.com.sa >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com >> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe >> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 PM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave >> >> All out by now? >> >> Scott >> >> On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: >> >>> I've got invites I can send out. >>> >>> Who wants them? I can give away 10. >>> >>> Thanks! >> > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] Google Wave
Okay guys, As promised I have sent out 10 invites. The invites are now closed. Thanks for everyones interest. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:28 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Z, > > If you happen to have one left. > > Steve > > On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Scott Sipe wrote: > > Awesome, thanks! > > > > Scott > > > > On Oct 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > > > >> Nope have 1 or 2 left. > >> > >> Will send one to you. > >> > >> > >> With best regards, > >> Zulfiqar Naushad > >> > >> Siemens Limited > >> Energy Sector > >> Oil & Gas Division > >> Oil & Gas Solutions > >> E O OS > >> P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 > >> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia > >> Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) > >> Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 > >> Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 > >> mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com > >> www.siemens.com.sa > >> > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com > >> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe > >> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 PM > >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > >> Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave > >> > >> All out by now? > >> > >> Scott > >> > >> On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > >> > >>> I've got invites I can send out. > >>> > >>> Who wants them? I can give away 10. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >> > > > > > -- Best Regards, Zulfiqar Naushad
Re: [H] Google Wave
Z, If you happen to have one left. Steve On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 10:51 AM, Scott Sipe wrote: > Awesome, thanks! > > Scott > > On Oct 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > >> Nope have 1 or 2 left. >> >> Will send one to you. >> >> >> With best regards, >> Zulfiqar Naushad >> >> Siemens Limited >> Energy Sector >> Oil & Gas Division >> Oil & Gas Solutions >> E O OS >> P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 >> Kingdom of Saudi Arabia >> Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) >> Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 >> Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 >> mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com >> www.siemens.com.sa >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com >> [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe >> Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 PM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave >> >> All out by now? >> >> Scott >> >> On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: >> >>> I've got invites I can send out. >>> >>> Who wants them? I can give away 10. >>> >>> Thanks! >> > >
Re: [H] Dead PC, Help...
You were right about the change in the BIOS being the culprit. It won't run with ACC set to Hybrid and Auto but for some reason the first time I reset the CMOS it still wouldn't power up. Everything is running peach now and I thank you for your help Mr. anonymous. Have a nice day man. tmse...@rlrnews.com wrote: Have you tried just clearing cmos? Sent via BlackBerry -Original Message- From: swzaske Date: Sun, 18 Oct 2009 13:10:28 To: Subject: [H] Dead PC, Help... I just installed a Phenom II X2 545 in my game box that I bought from Ebay and it was working fine until I made a change in the BIOS setting ACC to Hybrid and Auto then rebooted and it just died. Am I right to assume that if the CPU, memory, or video card died it would still power up just not POST? I strongly suspect my PSU because it has a flaky on/off switch so I just leave it on all the time and use the front power button to shut down if necessary. I'm kinda bummed right now...
Re: [H] old trooper dies
Duncan, PC Power and Cooling power supplies are awesome, even now they are still of good quality. 11 years of all day running is a good run, no other power supply probably will not last t hat long. Story: A friend of mine and I built basically the same computer over 3 years ago. I got a PC Power and Cooling 750 watt Silencer Power Supply and he got a OCZ equivalent at the time (He thought the cost was too much for the PC Power and Cooling power supply). Well, he had to replace his power supply 1 year afterward and ended up paying more for a power supply over time. The only thing is I have updated the motherboard 2 times, updated the sound card 2 times, and video card once. Oh! Forgot I replaced the DVDR as well. It's nice to have a power supply to last longer than the components in the PC. Also, BTW all drives in system are Seagate, and no failures. Well I did have a WD Raptor 150GB it failed 6 months ago due to Bad Sectors. All Seagate's are still running like champs for 3 years, even the 750GB models. Regards, Tim Lider Sr. Data Recovery Specialist Advanced Data Solutions, LLC http://www.adv-data.com > -Original Message- > From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware- > boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of DSinc > Sent: Saturday, October 17, 2009 11:45 AM > To: Hardware Group > Subject: [H] old trooper dies > > Last night I suffered an odd psu failure. I do so hate when old stuff > dies; even though I expect it. > > The pc would turn on, spin up the HD, complete POST, and continue (I > assume). But I had no mouse, kbd, or video. Suspected severe psu sag > or > some huge m/b failure (asus cubx)! Swapped the psu out and the pc is > fine again. > > The old psu was the very first PCP&C psu I ever bought back in 1998. > This old psu has been run 24/7 since install. It was days shy of its' > 11th complete year! I consider this good service for its' $200 cost > back > in 1998. It is a Turbo-Cool 300 ATX. I am doing an autopsy ATM... > :) > The fan still works! > Best, > Duncan
Re: [H] Google Wave
Awesome, thanks! Scott On Oct 19, 2009, at 10:27 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: Nope have 1 or 2 left. Will send one to you. With best regards, Zulfiqar Naushad Siemens Limited Energy Sector Oil & Gas Division Oil & Gas Solutions E O OS P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com www.siemens.com.sa -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave All out by now? Scott On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: I've got invites I can send out. Who wants them? I can give away 10. Thanks!
Re: [H] Google Wave
Nope have 1 or 2 left. Will send one to you. With best regards, Zulfiqar Naushad Siemens Limited Energy Sector Oil & Gas Division Oil & Gas Solutions E O OS P.O. Box 719, Al-Khobar, 31952 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Phone: +966 (3) 865-9730 (*NEW) Mobile: +966 (050) 587-0964 Fax: +966 (3) 887-0165 mailto:zulfiqar.naus...@siemens.com www.siemens.com.sa -Original Message- From: hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com [mailto:hardware-boun...@hardwaregroup.com] On Behalf Of Scott Sipe Sent: Monday, October 19, 2009 5:27 PM To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: Re: [H] Google Wave All out by now? Scott On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: > I've got invites I can send out. > > Who wants them? I can give away 10. > > Thanks!
Re: [H] Google Wave
All out by now? Scott On Oct 18, 2009, at 7:57 AM, Naushad, Zulfiqar wrote: I've got invites I can send out. Who wants them? I can give away 10. Thanks!
