'Burnt out' pins on DDR memory- can it be salvaged?
I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100
(256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. |
On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 17:27:05 +0100, "Li'l ol' me"
wrote: I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100 (256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. I think someone plugged it into the slot backwards, and it's dead, unlikely to work and not worth trying to salvage. Dave |
"Li'l ol' me" wrote in message ... I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100 (256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. i'd toss it there's a chance it could take out your motherboard |
new 256 DDR only costs £35!
-- ----------- Nick "Li'l ol' me" wrote in message ... I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100 (256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. |
"Nick" wrote in message
... new 256 DDR only costs £35! ONLY £35! Where do you shop for memory, Harrods? You're not one of those Corsair snobs are you? The operative word is 'salvage' as I wanted to use this stick in a machine I'm building from second-hand or nearly new parts. -- ----------- Nick "Li'l ol' me" wrote in message ... I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100 (256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. |
Li'l ol' me wrote:
The operative word is 'salvage' as I wanted to use this stick in a machine I'm building from second-hand or nearly new parts. "Li'l ol' me" I've just bought a bundle of new memory with a stick of used Samsung PC2100 (256mb) thrown in there too. It looked in good nick until I noticed that 2 of the gold pins on one side had either been blacked out deliberately or had burnt out. I suspect the latter, as the tiny little gold circles (whatever they are) are also 'burnt'. I know NOTHING about electrics, but I did vaguely recall reading of conductive paint or some such. Is this an option or is my chip a lost cause? I heard that memory often comes with a lifetime warranty, but can find no memory specific stuff on Samsung's site, and I have no proof of purchase anyway. Even if it SEEMED to be working, I'd still give it a good bashing with Memtest to make sure it REALLY worked. The module is finished; dead; kaput. RMA it if you can find a way. Otherwise, don't try reusing it. It's been shorted at least once already. -- If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and a man. -Samuel L. Clemens |
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