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    Broke a pin off my CPU - still works fine?

    are there any N/C pins on these processors?
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    The weirdest memory problem I've ever seen.

    *if* it's really a compatibility issue - usually it's a good idea to try something completely different. how's that definition of insanity go? :D
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    Looking for Recs - AMD and good Video

    Not bad...thanks! Any others?
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    Looking for Recs - AMD and good Video

    About twice a year I look around and see what's available - when I find the right system, I'll finally replace the ancient Fujitsu 735dx...which has never given me any trouble in 12 years except that it's PAINFULLY SLOW. Am looking for a lappy an AMD dual core and a decent video processor...
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    Can ram go bad?

    If packaging or SMT defects are taken into account (they really should be) then it's quite possible that the memory can go bad on it's own. Tin whiskers are a well known failure mode and there's quite a few others. Humidity is another killer. Having said that, we're talking about parts per...
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    Question for the pros

    Not to give too much away...just asking this kind of question obviously does...but my options are running dry. Anyway, does anyone know of a shop that can do functional testing to support failure analysis? Specifically, the ability to decipher the relative contributions of die, package and...
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    Anyone have experience with A-Data memory?

    As I remember from my days working with the A-data parts: A-Data had a 3-5% fail-out-of-box rate and >5% after 30 days. Lotsa infant mortalities mixed in there with all the dead stuff. Their cheap subsidary V-data ran 5-8% and >10% respectively. I hated when that stuff came through - it...
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    What is XDR RAM

    note also that most of the high-bandwidth hardware solutions tend to have an inverse relationship between effective speed and memory depth - in other words the more memory you've got, the slower it runs...
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    SO-DIMM to DIMM adapter

    It's common for the memory module manufacturers to have these custom made to enable testing. I used to have a bunch of them - no more, sorry.
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    Buy now? Or Wait?

    If you're thinking very short term, yeah, probably better to avoid the crunch when the early adopters of vista realize they can't get away with 512. If you're thinking longer term, I'm reading thru a pretty spiffy market report that seems to indicate that weakness in 1H07 is likely and...
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    What is DDR2 Memory Termination Voltage?

    Hmmm. Is it reasonable to assume that VTT = Vref? IE: new name for the same thing?
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    putting arctic silver on MEMORY chips?

    Coupla questions... 1) Are your chips BGA or TSOP packaged? If you can see metal coming out of the sides of them, they're TSOP. TSOP is more likely to be shorted because the wiring is closer to the top of the package bodies. BGA is less likely because the 'wiring' is beneath the chips...
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    pc133 sodimm question

    It depends... Do you know if the bios in your system supports two-rank SODIMM modules, or only single rank? If it's a single rank only system, do you know how your bios handles SPD data that it doesn't expect?
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    Is mixing ram bad?

    Sometimes it's fine, sometimes it's not. Usually it's ok at default settings... I've got all braids of ram in my boxes and all are fine at default settings.
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    will 2GB stick become mainstream?

    Four gig DIMMs were pretty cool two years ago. Now they're really not that impressive. +1 'just a matter of time' EDIT: Eclipse - great update to the sig line... I love it! :D
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