- Nov 16, 2003
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Is it true that if a memory stick is ECC that it'll only be recognized in some motherboards??
I bought some PC100 ECC memory through eBay and when I put it in an old Dell Desktop the computer never posts but just has a constant beep. On another computer which can only use PC66 memory, it'll cut the memory in half (ie. 256mb stick will read as 128mb). However, when I put a non-ECC stick in either of the computers it reads fine (amount of memory and all).
I guess my second question would be...did I get duped into buying a junk memory stick??
TIA for any help
I bought some PC100 ECC memory through eBay and when I put it in an old Dell Desktop the computer never posts but just has a constant beep. On another computer which can only use PC66 memory, it'll cut the memory in half (ie. 256mb stick will read as 128mb). However, when I put a non-ECC stick in either of the computers it reads fine (amount of memory and all).
I guess my second question would be...did I get duped into buying a junk memory stick??
TIA for any help