How I know if I have ECC RAM or not installed

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I have rent a server with: 8 GB DDR3-RAM ECC

On startup the log files print something like this:

EDAC amd64: This node reports that Memory ECC is currently disabled, set F3x44[22] (0000:00:18.3).
Jan 15 03:24:44 big kernel: [   75.821734] EDAC amd64: ECC disabled in the BIOS or no ECC capability, module will not load.
Jan 15 03:24:44 big kernel: [   75.821736]  Either enable ECC checking or force module loading by setting 'ecc_enable_override'.

Does this mean I have no ECC RAM, or is it just not enabled or.. ?
I have no physical access…. to the machine.

Best Answer

It's just not enabled. You can force linux to load the module by issuing:

modprobe -v amd64_edac_mod

You can after check if it's enabled with:

dmesg | grep -i edac

and look for anything that says that ECC module is being loaded now.

But the best option is to enable it from the BIOS.

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