All RAM should have a serial number and a manufacturing date, and can be accessed with a program like CPU-z. (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php) So they should be able to track them down some way or another.
CPUz gets it's tracking information from the SPD chip on a finished DIMM.
The theves did not steal finished DIMMs, they got away with just one part of a DIMM: the BGA/TSOP chips them selves in bulk form (think of a bucket of microchips). The markings for them including the day, week, and year of manufacture should be printed on the surface of each BGA module. But my experience also tells me that with the right tools, wiping them free of their markings is not a tough thing to do (that's if you have the knowledge).
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All RAM should have a serial number and a manufacturing date, and can be accessed with a program like CPU-z. (http://www.cpuid.com/cpuz.php) So they should be able to track them down some way or another.
CPUz gets it's tracking information from the SPD chip on a finished DIMM.
The theves did not steal finished DIMMs, they got away with just one part of a DIMM: the BGA/TSOP chips them selves in bulk form (think of a bucket of microchips). The markings for them including the day, week, and year of manufacture should be printed on the surface of each BGA module. But my experience also tells me that with the right tools, wiping them free of their markings is not a tough thing to do (that's if you have the knowledge).