Ecc/non-ecc question

[kcinkc]

I know you're supposed to match memory as much as possible. I ordered a 128Mb stick of PC100 memory using websites memory configurator (won't say which one!) They sent me a stick of ecc memory. But my computer has a stick of non-ecc in it. Am i right in thinking that this won't work?

 

[Rick]

I know you're supposed to match memory as much as possible. I ordered a 128Mb stick of PC100 memory using websites memory configurator (won't say which one!) They sent me a stick of ecc memory. But my computer has a stick of non-ecc in it. Am i right in thinking that this won't work?

For most modern system, no.. It will not work.

Some older computers actually supported ECC and could use ECC with non-ECC in tandem

 

[RealBlackStuff]

Most older Dells can use either or both mixed. It will then consider both sticks as non-ECC.

 

[Paragon33]

That may be true for older Dell PCs, but Dell laptops that used SDRAM and the preceding EDO type were strictly Non-ECC