'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!

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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.


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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.
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