Today, one of the Dell T5500 workstations I purchased arrived in the mail. I installed some non-ECC memory (as the former web page and the service manual specify that both ECC and non-ECC are ...

RAM, or Random Access Memory, is the part of your computer that keeps programs running in the background. When your RAM is working properly, you'll be able to switch between programs quickly and ...

But no, it's not strictly needed for a NAS and the failure cases it covers are fairly small. The incremental cost of ECC in a DIY NAS is minimal, so it's something I've always opted for, but you can ...