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Hello!

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Robert Watson wrote:
> I think this is a useful activity, especially if you've already run extensive 
> memory testing on the box.  If you haven't yet done that, I encourage you to 
> take a break from buildworld's and make sure the memory tests pass. I spent 
> several months on and off trying to track down a bug a few years ago, which 
> turned out to be a one bit error in memory on the box.  It would appear and

  This is precisely the task which hardware ECC solves: to correct any single-
bit memory error and to detect 2-bit and most of several-bit errors. I prefer
ECC-capable hardware even for home PC; for server it's a must IMHO.

Sincerely, Dmitry
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