Date: Thu, 26 Mar 98 07:37:10 -0500 From: Mark Gregory Salyzyn <mark@bohica.net> To: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DPT and ECC memory Message-ID: <9803261237.AA01469@deathstar.deathstar.dpt.com>
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In article <19980323193054.62953@clifford.inch.com>, you wrote: >Is there anything special about the DPT ECC memory that they sell, >apart from it being ECC? DPT lists the price at over $1100 for 16M, >but my vendor is telling me that he sells 32M of 70 pin ECC memory for >around $70. Why the disparity? DPT is the only company producing ECC SIMMs in any quantity from what I understand, it is a specialized market, really tailored to the needs of the data conscious. not sure if the price quote you got was very accurate though. You can use non-parity SIMMs on some DPT cards if you feel you are somewhat fault tolerant. Personally, I use parity memory, works fine. You can not mix and match memory types. I seriously doubt 32M/$70 for ECC, he must have confused it with EDO memory. I would be interested in the name of your vendor just in case I have a mistaken view. Sincerely -- Mark Salyzyn My opinions are my own. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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