Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2004 15:09:13 -0600 From: "Micheal Patterson" <micheal@tsgincorporated.com> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Motherboard w/ ECC? Message-ID: <0b2d01c41377$04bfef60$4df24243@tsgincorporated.com> References: <20040326183405.GD34158@web.ca>
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Ellis" <rob@web.ca> To: <freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org> Sent: Friday, March 26, 2004 12:34 PM Subject: Motherboard w/ ECC? > How important is ECC ram for a FreeBSD server? We've gone with Asus > motherboards in the past, but most new ones don't support ECC... > > If ECC is important, any recommendations for a motherboard that supports > AMD Athlon + ECC? > > Thanks. > > - Rob I've only got 2 freebsd servers running with ECC ram. Everything else, is non ECC. The two that are, are dual 2400+ MP chip mainboards of the Tyan Tiger MPX (S2466) variety and are working well. These boards specifically state that they'll run non ECC ram up to 2gb on slots 1 & 2, but to get higher than 2gb, you'll need ECC with a max of 4gb total. So far, they've been running quite well. One hasn't had any issues since it was installed over 90 days ago and running strong. Our NFS server is the same at 120days since install and no reboots or issues. This just my opinion so please be aware that your mileage may vary. -- Micheal Patterson TSG Network Administration 405-917-0600 Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.
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