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| '''Label & Route''' || | | '''Label & Route''' || | ||
− | '''1. Label -''' | + | '''1. Label -''' after the testing process has been completed: |
:*Remove the tested RAM from the test boards. | :*Remove the tested RAM from the test boards. | ||
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:*Label the sticks as follows: | :*Label the sticks as follows: | ||
− | :::'''SDRAM -''' | + | :::'''SDRAM -''' capacity and speed only. Eg. 256/133. |
− | :::'''DDR & DDR2 -''' type '''and''' | + | :::'''DDR & DDR2 -''' type '''and''' capacity and speed. Eg. DDR2 512/667. |
::::DDR and DDR2 have more subtle visual cues (other than the label) and can be easily confused by after-testing users such as build. Therefore, it is '''highly advisable''' to make them as distinguishable as possible. | ::::DDR and DDR2 have more subtle visual cues (other than the label) and can be easily confused by after-testing users such as build. Therefore, it is '''highly advisable''' to make them as distinguishable as possible. | ||
− | :::'''Kit of 2 -''' | + | :::'''Kit of 2 -''' |
− | :*Try to be as consistent as possible in the placement of labels | + | ::::Label each stick with its '''true capacity''' and speed. Eg. a 1GB kit of 2 - each stick would be labeled as 512 MB with the speed. |
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+ | ::::If you have '''both halves''' of such a kit, make a small '''nonstick''' paper strip label, write "Kit of 2" and "xxx MB (or GB) each" on it, wrap it around the kit, and rubber band it together. | ||
+ | '''2. Route -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''The two boxes on the table labeled, "Tested RAM SDRAM & DDR" and "Tested RAM DDR2" -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::Place the vast majority of the labeled RAM in the appropriate slots in these two boxes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::This will be harvested regularly by build and occasionally by the store to fill their needs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''TARDIS -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::The boxes on the table will populate quite rapidly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::As they fill (usually once a week or more), empty the slots into the '''appropriate''' static free bags in the '''blue bins''' on the shelf in TARDIS. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::As the bags fill, tape them shut and place them in the '''RAM Overstock''' bin on the top shelf. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::Replace the bag with an empty one labeled with type, capacity, speed (in MHz) and PC or PC2 code (PC 2100, PC 2700 ... PC2 4200, PC2 5300 ... etc.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::These will be harvested by build and the store to meet their needs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''Store -''' | ||
+ | :*Try to be as consistent as possible in the placement of labels. | ||
+ | |||
+ | '''2. Route -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''The two boxes on the table labeled, "Tested RAM SDRAM & DDR" and "Tested RAM DDR2" -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::Place the vast majority of the labeled RAM in the appropriate slots in these two boxes. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::This will be harvested regularly by build and occasionally by the store to fill their needs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''TARDIS -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::The boxes on the table will populate quite rapidly. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::As they fill (usually once a week or more), empty the slots into the '''appropriate''' static free bags in the '''blue bins''' on the shelf in TARDIS. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::As the bags fill, tape them shut and place them in the '''RAM Overstock''' bin on the top shelf. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::Replace the bag with an empty one labeled with type, capacity, speed (in MHz) and PC or PC2 code (PC 2100, PC 2700 ... PC2 4200, PC2 5300 ... etc.) | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::These will be harvested by build and the store to meet their needs. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :*'''Store -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::Some tested RAM should be '''taken directly to the store''' (do not put in the outgoing "Store" box on the rack shelf next to the TARDIS door). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ::::'''SDRAM -''' 1GB/133 | ||
+ | |||
+ | ::::'''DDR -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::::1GB/any speed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::::512/400 - particularly pairs of quality brands; Hynix, Nanya, Samsung, etc.(leave some in the slots for build). | ||
+ | |||
+ | ::::'''DDR2 -''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::::1 or 2 GB/any speed. | ||
+ | |||
+ | :::::256 or 512/667 or higher. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ::::'''All PAIRED & BUNDLED Kit of 2 sets.''' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ::::'''Any sticks, paired or not, any capacity and speed, with "heat spreader" technology''' ... metal plates over the embedded chips that run the length of the stick on one or both sides. | ||
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| Configure Device for Input/Output || | | Configure Device for Input/Output || |
Revision as of 12:31, 8 July 2010
RAM (Memory) Testing
SVANDUSEN 19:13, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
RAM is a deceptively simple device to test. It appears to be simply a matter of gathering, sorting,loading,removing, labeling, and storing; repeated over and over again. In actuality, there are a multitude of details and issues involved that would take far more space to cover than is alloted here. This is a very basic overview of the essentials that are necessary to get through the process. For more information please consult other experienced volunteers, instructors, or research such sources as Wikipedia or forums on Google.
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