[NTLUG:Discuss] VM Ware -- memory questions

[jpmiller@quorumhost.com]

In following this thread, I wonder where the dell recommendation for memory
comes from?  my experience with dell's site is that most of their
'recommendations' are based on 'Marketing & Margins', not on sound technical
information.

(not that I blame them for this, everyone does it; it's just important to
understand that their only real interest is making money by selling you a
computer. marketing increases sales, margins increase the profitability of
sales.)

Quoting John Thomas <jathomas at tacni.net>:

> Bryan J. Smith wrote:
>
>
> >
> > Dell's not just saying that Linux is incompatible with it [ECC memory],
>  > correct?
> > That's the stupid stuff I ran into back in 1999-2000.
> >
> No they say Linux *is* compatible with the ECC memory, but all the ECC
> memory is 533MHz.
>
>
> >>2.  I'm planning on 1-2 GB of RAM,
> >>so I'd like to be comforted that the  Non-ECC memory
> >>is reliable running Linux and VM Ware.
> >
> > Registered ECC is always a good idea when stability is concerned.
> > Some Intel chipsets do not support registered and/or ECC.
> > I haven't studied the Intel engineering docs on the i865/875 or i915/925
> > (only older chipsets or chipsets licensed from ServerWorks like i7500
> series).
> >
> > Otherwise, I'm curious why they would be saying that.
>
> I was thinking they recommened the Non-ECC memory because of the 400 MHz
> timing.  I think this is worth worming through voice mail to talk to a tech.
>
>
>
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