1. A method comprising: entering a special programming mode of a memory that disables internal program verification by the memory, wherein the memory includes automation circuitry for program verification; programming a plurality of words into the memory without the memory performing internal program verification; hashing with respect to the plurality of data words to generate a first hash value; having a host processor compare the first hash value with a second hash value to see whether the first and second hash values are the same or different; exiting the special programming mode of the memory and enabling internal program verification by the memory.