HOw to tell if RAM is ECC?

[stingygrrl]

Hi
I got some of that free after rebate RAM from C*mpUSA and don't know how to tell if it's ECC - it's PC133, PNY packaging, but is made by Samsung, and the part # is K4S281632B-TC75.
I found 2 links for it, but neither tells me anything about ECC. Maybe it's is code words that someone can interpret?
http://samsungelectronics.com/semiconductors/DRAM/SDRAM/128M_bit/K4S281632B/K4S281632B.htm
and http://samsungelectronics.com/semiconductors/DRAM/SDRAM/128M_bit/K4S281632B/K4S281632B.pdf

linked for your convenience: HTM link PDF link

Thanks

 

[SerraYX]

I highly doubt it, their site has no mention of ECC on any page.

Maybe someone else can be more specific though. Or maybe Sandra can tell you if it is ECC or not.

 

[jamarno]

It's not ECC if it has 2, 4, 8, or 16 memory chips on it. An ECC DIMM will have 3, 5 (I've never seen this), 9, or 18 chips. The free-after-rebate CompUSA DIMM I got was 8-chip with an empty spot or the ECC SDRAM.

You're lucky to have received Samsung chips instead of the quirky Infineon that I got.

 

[stingygrrl]

I guess it has 4 chips on it(2MB x 16Bit x 4 Banks Synchronous DRAM )

I have only used it in a stock 1BM system and no probs. I thought you guys were lucky to get the Infineon CL2 while I got Samsung CL3 .. you know-- the grass is always greener thing...

oh well, how much can you bicker when it's free (hopefully!)

Thanks for the info!