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		yyhhsj0521 77 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Testing two 18 TB white label SATA hard drives fro... Why is it important for an NAS to have ECC RAM?

anjel 76 days ago | [–]

When Bitrot happens, ECC catches it, where non-ecc doesn't

bombela 76 days ago | [–]

So that you don't lose your data to random bit flips from cosmic rays.

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