From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 9 22:07:37 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C161D1065670 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:07:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from mailnull@mips.inka.de) Received: from mail-in-05.arcor-online.net (mail-in-05.arcor-online.net [151.189.21.45]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4771C8FC0A for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:07:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail-in-19-z2.arcor-online.net (mail-in-19-z2.arcor-online.net [151.189.8.36]) by mx.arcor.de (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62FF63326F6 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:33:38 +0100 (CET) Received: from mail-in-10.arcor-online.net (mail-in-10.arcor-online.net [151.189.21.50]) by mail-in-19-z2.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5C62B6BD67 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:33:38 +0100 (CET) Received: from lorvorc.mips.inka.de (dslb-088-067-112-185.pools.arcor-ip.net [88.67.112.185]) by mail-in-10.arcor-online.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 0B6B228ED92 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:33:37 +0100 (CET) X-DKIM: Sendmail DKIM Filter v2.8.2 mail-in-10.arcor-online.net 0B6B228ED92 Received: from lorvorc.mips.inka.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by lorvorc.mips.inka.de (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id o19LXb5u034334 for ; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:33:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mailnull@lorvorc.mips.inka.de) Received: (from mailnull@localhost) by lorvorc.mips.inka.de (8.14.3/8.14.3/Submit) id o19LXboo034333 for freebsd-stable@freebsd.org; Tue, 9 Feb 2010 22:33:37 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from mailnull) From: naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber) Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2010 21:33:37 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: References: <4B6F9A8D.4050907@langille.org> <201002081556.54782.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <20100209053002.GA9449@over-yonder.net> Originator: naddy@mips.inka.de (Christian Weisgerber) To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: hardware for home use large storage X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:07:37 -0000 Matthew D. Fuller wrote: > > I have something similar (5x1Tb) - I have a Gigabyte GA-MA785GM-US2H > > with an Athlon X2 and 4Gb of RAM (only half filled - 2x2Gb) > > > > Note that it doesn't support ECC, I don't know if that is a problem. > > How's that? Is the BIOS just stupid, or is the board physically > missing traces? Doesn't matter really, does it? I have a GA-MA78G-DS3H. According to the specs, it supports ECC memory. And that is all the mention of ECC you will find anywhere. There is nothing in the BIOS. My best guess is that they quite literally mean that you can plug ECC memory into the board and it will work, but that there are no provisions to actually use ECC. That said, I also have an Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe. If I enable ECC in the BIOS, the board locks up sooner or later, even when just sitting in the BIOS. memtest86 dies a screaming death immediately. When I disable ECC, the board is solid, both in actual use and with memtest. I thought if I built a PC from components, I'd be already a step above the lowest dregs of the consumer market, but apparently not. -- Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de