ECC Memory on Asus P4B533

[owensdj]

Does the Asus P4B533 mainboard support ECC functionality? I don't mean does it just support ECC DDR DIMMs. Thanks.

 

[AndyHui]

The i845D/E chipsets support ECC DDR SDRAM, but not REGISTERED ECC DDR SDRAM.

Exactly what do you mean by ECC functionality? If the board supports ECC RAM, obviously it's going to use that feature.

 

[owensdj]

AndyHui, I've seen boards that let you use ECC memory, but without the system having the ability to actually do error checking and correcting.

 

[AndyHui]

That is due to the chipset.

If a chipset does not support ECC RAM, then obviously you can use ECC RAM on the board, but with the functionaility disabled, like the i815E chipset.

As I said above, since the i845D/E chipsets explicitly support ECC RAM, the functionality is there.