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::*'''Watch for indications of failure, as indicated above, and correct as necessary.''' | ::*'''Watch for indications of failure, as indicated above, and correct as necessary.''' | ||
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− | | '''Label & Route''' || | + | | '''Label & Route''' ||After the testing process has been completed, label and route the tested RAM as follows: |
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− | + | '''1. Unload the test boards -''' . | |
:*Power off at the switch on the power supply. | :*Power off at the switch on the power supply. | ||
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:*'''If possible''', remove any old, handwritten labeling to avoid confusion. | :*'''If possible''', remove any old, handwritten labeling to avoid confusion. | ||
− | + | '''2. Label the sticks as follows:''' | |
− | : | + | :*'''SDRAM -''' capacity and speed only. Eg. 256/133. |
− | : | + | :*'''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. | |
− | : | + | :*'''Kit of 2 -''' |
− | + | ::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. | |
− | + | ::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. | |
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:*'''The two boxes on the table labeled, "Tested RAM SDRAM & DDR" and "Tested RAM DDR2" -''' | :*'''The two boxes on the table labeled, "Tested RAM SDRAM & DDR" and "Tested RAM DDR2" -''' | ||
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:::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). | :::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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| '''End of DAY''' || | | '''End of DAY''' || | ||
'''POWER OFF ALL TEST BOARDS AT THE SWITCH ON THE POWER SUPPLY WHETHER THE TESTING PROCESS IS COMPLETE OR NOT!''' | '''POWER OFF ALL TEST BOARDS AT THE SWITCH ON THE POWER SUPPLY WHETHER THE TESTING PROCESS IS COMPLETE OR NOT!''' |
Revision as of 10:50, 9 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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