Re: error message, ECC Error
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On Friday 19 July 2002 04:08 pm, Tom Vier wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2002 at 12:48:56PM -0400, david@lupercalia.net wrote:
> > I am getting an error today on my AlphaServer 5/400. It says
> > "Uncorrectable ECC error" and lists some vectors. Any clue whether
> > this ECC error means a RAM error?
>
> yes.
>
> > Oh, it's not bootable. :-/
>
> take out all but two modules, then keep swapping them to find out which
> one is bad.
The AlphaServer 800 5/400 requires memory in two banks of four. I tried
what you suggest, but it will not boot at all w/o having a fully
populated memory bank. I ordered a new set of four sticks, so I can
replace whichever is bad, and have three spares for the future.
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