[rescue] Ultra 60 RAM installed backwards

Derrik Walker v2.0 lorddoomicus at me.com
Wed May 8 12:26:16 CDT 2013


On 5/8/13 1:22 PM, Mark Brown wrote:
> Quoting "Derrik Walker v2.0" <lorddoomicus at me.com>:
>
> > contact cleaner, a small flat head screw driver, a steady hand, and a
> > fair amount of patients.
> >
> But what if you are not a doctor?  What could you do to get your 
> memory slots fixed up?
>
> Friendly jab aside, I've used very fine (400+ grit sandpaper) to 
> remove corrosion from the DIMM contacts in the slot.  A few wipes 
> fixes it right up :-)
>
> /M
>
Damn.  Spell checker got me, and I didn't bother double reading it 
before hitting send :-/

Sandpaper? I never actually thought of that. I have used a pencil eraser 
after removing the DIMMS.

- Derrik


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