Dell OpenManage reported the following:
Memory device status is critical Memory device location: DIMM_B2 Possible memory module event cause:Multi bit error encountered
What does this mean? How bad is it?
Multibit error encountered on Dell Server Memory
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Best Answer
The event message reference for this was 1404. It indicates a faulty DIMM that should be replaced but from what I read on blogs, the alert often clears and does not come back after reboots. Since it only tripped once for me, I cleared the memory errors using OMSA (dcicfg32.exe) and so far so good.