ThinkStation
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No. You are unable to utilise ECC and ECC registered RAM in your Lenovo Thinkstation at the same time. If you are installing new RAM alongside the existing memory you need to be sure to match the specs exactly. ECC non-registered type of RAM is always constructed with a x8 chip configuration and ECC registered RAM may be assembled with both a x4 and x8 configuration.
However in most cases you still cannot even mix ECC registered RAM if the chip types don't match. If your system has ECC registered x4 chip, then you must match those specifications exactly. If the system currently has ECC registered x8 chip type of RAM, then that is what you must install in order for the system to work.
If the existing RAM is just ECC type and rather small capacities(1g or 2gb modules), then it is usually better value to simply bin the existing RAM and utilise ECC registered x4 type. They are the best value per GB and installing 4x8gb or 4x16gb or this type is far less costly then trying to install a bunch of small capacity ECC only type.
Then you should consider replacing your existing HDD with an SSD(solid state drive)
Upgrading the memory in your computer is usually the first step to increasing it's performance. Additional memory allows you to run more applications simultaneously without the computer slowing down. It also allows you to multi-task to a much greater degree as your applications, email, web browsing, etc. all have more RAM to use to run efficiently.
However additional RAM does not solve all the issues of a "slow" computer. If you find that it takes the latest OS a long time to load or your spreadsheets are taking minutes before they are ready to use, then you should consider swapping out your old spinning HDD for an SSD.
SSDs will run up to 12 times faster then a HDD and will have the OS loading and ready to use within seconds instead of minutes. All complex programs, high res video, complex audio and other large applications will load, ready to use, within seconds instead of taking several minutes before being ready to utilise.
In a working environment, waiting minutes each time a new program loads or for your computer to be ready to use, is a time consuming and costly exercise. Added up, wait times increase to hours lost when totaled over the course of just a week.
None of us here have that kind of time to waste, do you?