Under "About My Mac"-"Memory", it says " ECC:Disabled" Is this anything to worry about?

I purchased this MacBook Pro from BestBuy as new. I never did any upgrades to it or anything...
Memory Slots:
ECC:          Disabled
BANK 0/DIMM0:
Size:          2 GB
Type:          DDR3
Speed:          1067 MHz
Status:          OK
Manufacturer:          0x80AD
Part Number:          0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number:          0x2074D6AF
BANK 1/DIMM0:
Size:          2 GB
Type:          DDR3
Speed:          1067 MHz
Status:          OK
Manufacturer:          0x80AD
Part Number:          0x484D54313235533654465238432D47372020
Serial Number:          0x2044D6AE

ECC is a different kind of RAM and it is not as fast. ECC is supposed to be disabled in your laptop.

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