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Salvaging Defective DRAM

Posted by michael on from the every-part-except-the-squeal dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Ever wonder what happens to DRAM that fails quality assurance testing during manufacturing? Turns out a lot of it ends up as 'downgrade' memory and ends up in OEM memory modules. Last resort: use it in an answering machine, where the sampled audio can be very tolerant of bit errors."

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  1. *Long String of Curses* by SatanicPuppy · · Score: 5, Funny

    You just explained a lot about my fricking answering machine! I thought that no one ever called! And now I find out it is low grade ram? My god! I may really HAVE a social life!

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  2. Did I ever wonder? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Ever wonder what happens to DRAM that fails quality assurance testing during manufacturing?

    No. I figured they forgot about it.

  3. I have it by acidrain69 · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've been waiting for the computer graveyard market to ramp up. Where does the rest of defective computer systems go?

    It's in my closet. All of it. The whole market. I'm waiting for the entire tech market to crash, so I can flood the market.

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