Busted RAM socket, meet soldering iron (lemmy.world)

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Let’s call it hybrid soldered memory

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[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

Are you able to repair it?

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 month ago

I think this photo shows the state of the mobo after the repair.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The pin was crushed by the previous owner. I was able to remove enough plastic to expose the conductor. Then I used my 0.1mm soldering tip to solder a small jumper from the crushed pin directly to the stick of ram.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

I wonder how tf they managed to crush just one pin. Also, if I understand this correctly, the motherboard now uhh... features integrated ram?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Hybrid Integrated™

[-] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Run 4 passes of Memtest86+ on it. 🥹

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Haven’t done that yet, but it’s pin 236 on DDR3 240 pin ram which I believe is a power rail, so low risk of issues.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Oh yeah, you're probably right if it's just power.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

Are you MacGyver?

this post was submitted on 04 Jun 2024

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