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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by reactordev on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @09:29AM (#45515957)
The chip is the memory controller…

Yes it’s on-die. Yes it has error reporting. Don’t spread fud. There isn’t a dedicated chip because there doesn’t need to be.

Broadcom BCM2712

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Re:Synology reverses policy banning third-party HDDs after s... by mrob on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @09:38AM (#45516059)
In that case I incorrectly thought (like the other forum posters) it was like DDR5 on-die ECC. What you describe is better than DD5 on-die ECC. Is this error reporting supported by Linux? Is there some way I can do fault injection (e.g. undervolting the RAM) to check it's working?
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