Date: Mon, 10 May 1999 11:06:51 -0700 From: David Greenman <dg@root.com> To: "A. Ling" <aling@alum.mit.edu> Cc: "FreeBSD-questions" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to identify "remarked" chips? (was: Strange reboot saga) Message-ID: <199905101806.LAA28631@implode.root.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 10 May 1999 11:06:03 EDT." <199905101506.LAA09183@min.net>
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> I couldn't find anything in the FAQ or archives of -hardware or -questions about >recognizing this problem, though I did find other references to re-marked cpu >chips. Do they just have paper labels pasted on top, or do you mean something >else? They are far more clever than that. The ink is removed, usually with chemicals and new part numbers are stamped on the cartridge using the same color ink. On mine I could see the old part numbers by very carefully looking at the light reflection off of the plastic - at just the right angle, the area where the old ink used to be is slightly shinier and you could just barely make out the old numbers. Another thing to look for is a not perfectly sealing plastic cartridge. They have to pry it open to install a small circuit, and it never seems to seal as well after that. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project - http://www.freebsd.org Creator of high-performance Internet servers - http://www.terasolutions.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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