[geeks] Testing E10k RAM

[John Core]

During that time period Sun programed OBP to reject memory that wasn't "Sun
branded". Do you chips say Sun on the label?


John Core

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On Tue, Jan 9, 2018 at 6:05 PM, JP Hindin <jplist2008 at kiwigeek.com> wrote:

> Greetings;
>
> In the process of bringing up an E10k I keep striking DIMMs that are bad.
> I could spend a day sitting in front of it, powering node boards up and
> done and constantly re-POSTing the machine to identify more bad sticks, but
> this seems fraught with danger of releasing the blue smoke from DC
> components.
>
> I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions for a safer, and hopefully
> more convenient way, of testing the DIMMs. I had read that an IBM Netfinity
> used similar enough memory that it should work - and I have a Netfinity
> 7000 with a 16 slot board that would've made this quite convenient with
> memtest86+, but alas, the Netfinity is wise to my scheme and tells me the
> DIMMs are out of spec and refuses to bring them up.
>
> It's also been suggested I use a RAM tester which I might purchase from
> eBay - but I'm a bit leery of spending $50-$100 on a RAM tester that might
> not work with this RAM for some daffy reason and getting stuck with a
> useless device.
>
> Opinions and suggestions are very welcome;
>
> Fine day to you all.
>
>  - JP
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