Memory Questions

[Darrin Chandler]

On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 11:29:09AM -0700, Jim wrote:
> I tried loading both Mandriva 2007 and Ubuntu 7.04 on my wife's system.
> Both failed because of a memory error.  So I have three questions about
> memory:
> 
> 1) what is the difference between ECC memory and non-ECC memory?

ECC memory has built in error correction for soft errors. It's more
expensive.

> 2) is non-ECC and ECC memory interchangeable?

Some computers will accept either. I don't think you can max & match,
though.

> 3) is crucial.com still the best place to order memory from?

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