What programmer hardware are you using? If it is any one of the many 
supported by WinPic800 (free download), it has a neat feature that 
automatically identifies the device connected.

If it does correctly identify the PIC, chances are it is good.

Regards,

Anand


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "muhammad ibrahim" <ibrahimdanish@yahoo.com>
To: <piclist@mit.edu>
Sent: Sunday, July 17, 2005 12:43 AM
Subject: [PIC]PIC16F873 Tester


>
> Anyone knows how to test PIC (means that the PIC you
> are using is fine or damaged).
>
> I got 16F873 but programmer(local made) is showing
> error"Program Memory Verify Error" while burning.
>
>
>
>
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