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Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
there any way of checking second hand ram before
you part with your money?

"J.Wilson" <> wrote in news:HowDc.4495
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> Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
> there any way of checking second hand ram before
> you part with your money?
>
>

Like by using a voltmeter or something?

No, and you probably want to test it overnight using
http://www.memtest.org/ as the POST test is a very minimal and quick check.
Ciao, Dave

J.Wilson wrote:

> Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
> there any way of checking second hand ram before
> you part with your money?

See it working in an existing system?

For several hours?

One of my systems developed a bad memory module this week....but would
happily run for 1-2 hours from a cold start...before crashing....and
crashing....and crashing.

In <HowDc.4495$> J.Wilson wrote:
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> Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
> there any way of checking second hand ram before
> you part with your money?

Stand-alone memory testers are available
e.g. http://www.simmtester.com/page/produ...00/sp3info.asp
but they cost about the same as a complete computer system.

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"Dave Taylor" <> wrote in message
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> "J.Wilson" <> wrote in news:HowDc.4495
> $:
>
> > Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
> > there any way of checking second hand ram before
> > you part with your money?
> >
> >
>
> Like by using a voltmeter or something?
>
> No, and you probably want to test it overnight using
> http://www.memtest.org/ as the POST test is a very minimal and quick
check.
> Ciao, Dave

I thought not, although I did find the 'Ramcheck' gizmo
for close on $2000. Just how robust are ram sticks? Can
they survive being shaken up in a box of a dozen or so?
I've seen it selling on TradeMe, and wondered.

"J.Wilson" <> wrote in news:qGGDc.4684
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> I thought not, although I did find the 'Ramcheck' gizmo
> for close on $2000. Just how robust are ram sticks? Can
> they survive being shaken up in a box of a dozen or so?
> I've seen it selling on TradeMe, and wondered.
>
bit of a gamble buying RAM second hand. Ive never done it unless I could
try it out first.

J.Wilson wrote:

> I thought not, although I did find the 'Ramcheck' gizmo
> for close on $2000. Just how robust are ram sticks? Can
> they survive being shaken up in a box of a dozen or so?
> I've seen it selling on TradeMe, and wondered.


last year i bought a 256MB DIMM of PC100 ECC ram through trademe

it was a last resort but getting it shipped from crucial would've cost
twice as much. its still humming along fine in a render-node here

J.Wilson said the following on 28/06/2004 09:09:
> "Dave Taylor" <> wrote in message
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>>"J.Wilson" <> wrote in news:HowDc.4495
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>>
>>
>>>Apart from plugging it in and see if it works is
>>>there any way of checking second hand ram before
>>>you part with your money?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Like by using a voltmeter or something?
>>
>>No, and you probably want to test it overnight using
>>http://www.memtest.org/ as the POST test is a very minimal and quick
>
> check.
>
>>Ciao, Dave
>
>
> I thought not, although I did find the 'Ramcheck' gizmo
> for close on $2000. Just how robust are ram sticks? Can
> they survive being shaken up in a box of a dozen or so?
> I've seen it selling on TradeMe, and wondered.
>
>
Buying second hand ram is a lottery, it may, it may not.
Trademe Ram, well check the retail of what you want before bidding, TM more
often than not gets to retail price on stuff in general. I have been chasing a
64 or 128Mb sodimm 133 and each one has gone to retail except the ones that
have closed when I havnt been around and they are the minority of auctions.

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Collector_NZ <> expelled:
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> Buying second hand ram is a lottery, it may, it may not.
> Trademe Ram, well check the retail of what you want before bidding,
> TM more often than not gets to retail price on stuff in general. I
> have been chasing a 64 or 128Mb sodimm 133 and each one has gone to
> retail except the ones that have closed when I havnt been around and
> they are the minority of auctions.

I have a 128MB PC-133 sodimm here (won't run in the bloody Compaq it was
bought for that insists on PC-100) - make me an offer.


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EMB said the following on 28/06/2004 18:16:

> In news:,
> Collector_NZ <> expelled:
>
>>Buying second hand ram is a lottery, it may, it may not.
>>Trademe Ram, well check the retail of what you want before bidding,
>>TM more often than not gets to retail price on stuff in general. I
>>have been chasing a 64 or 128Mb sodimm 133 and each one has gone to
>>retail except the ones that have closed when I havnt been around and
>>they are the minority of auctions.
>
>
> I have a 128MB PC-133 sodimm here (won't run in the bloody Compaq it was
> bought for that insists on PC-100) - make me an offer.
>
>
60% of best retail I can find ?