There a small device on memory sticks that ID what the memory is. AKA a few names, here's the Wiki for you to catch up.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serial_presence_detect
Bob
I purchased some ram offline and 1 pc has a sticker on it that says"Chip Recovery" on it an a "X" on one of the chips any idea what this means,and is it safe to use

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