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  1. 12-20-2012, 10:08 PM #1
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    testing RAM sticks?

    These are q's to those of you escrappers who sell RAM as working modules rather than scrap.
    - Do you always test them before you sell them? Do you test them by simply sticking them into a desktop and running it? Or is there some type of RAM tester device?
    - Have you ever received complaints from buyers that the RAM that they bought from you was not working? I mean, isn't it possible to fry a RAM stick when installing it if you are not careful about static electricity. How do you handle such cases?

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    Always test them before selling. There is a lot more to it than just sticking them in a computer to test them. There are a number of different types of RAM and it can be very confusing for a beginner. I would suggest doing some reading before you experiment with it. RAM testers are available but not worth the cost unless you are testing hundreds of sticks at a time.

    I have sold a ton of RAM and only had one stick that the customer said was bad.

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    I do a thorough visual inspection. I inspect for damage on the connectors/pins and for missing capacitors. Same procedure for cpus. Never had any come back as bad.
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    I have sold over 1000 ram sticks in the past year. I test them all but the server ram lot I bought for resale. I get people all the time saying the ram they got from me was bad after I fully tested it on my test bench running ram testing software and everything. Usualy its the buyer not buying compatiable ram for the motherboard they have. I just tell them to send it back and refund them the purchase price minus shipping. I had one ebayer actualy buy my server ram tell me they stuck it in there dell power edge 700 and it wouldnt work. I looked up the specs for the server they put it in and the server itself said it could use ECC ram but not REG which is registered ram. Needless to say once I pointed that out to them they no longer asked for a refund. I still would have given them one if they sent it back to me because I love my 100% feedback rating on ebay and want to keep it that way.
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