ch00f@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoBusted RAM socket, meet soldering ironlemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up165arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up165arrow-down1imageBusted RAM socket, meet soldering ironlemmy.worldch00f@lemmy.world to PC Master Race@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square9fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaregressenlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·4 months agoI think this photo shows the state of the mobo after the repair.
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·edit-24 months agoThe 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.
minus-squareevergreen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·4 months agoI wonder how tf they managed to crush just one pin. Also, if I understand this correctly, the motherboard now uhh… features integrated ram?
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·4 months agoRun 4 passes of Memtest86+ on it. 🥹
minus-squarech00f@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·4 months agoHaven’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.
minus-squareAvid Amoeba@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOh yeah, you’re probably right if it’s just power.
Are you able to repair it?
I think this photo shows the state of the mobo after the repair.
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.
I wonder how tf they managed to crush just one pin. Also, if I understand this correctly, the motherboard now uhh… features integrated ram?
Hybrid Integrated™
Run 4 passes of Memtest86+ on it. 🥹
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.
Oh yeah, you’re probably right if it’s just power.
Are you MacGyver?