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RAM Damaged. Can I fix it?

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So, a little explanation. I currently have an ASUS M5A99FX Pro R2.0 board with 16GB (4x4) of DDR3-1866 G.Skill Ripjaws X RAM. I just bought a Cooler Master Hyper T4 and went to install it, and it wouldn't fit because of the heat spreader on Slot 1. Thinking "This should be an easy fix," I attempted to remove the heat spreader. It came off, along with one of the chips. G.Skill does not cover removal of the heat spreader, so is it possible for me to fix this, or is it RIP RAM?

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RIP in resses pieces RAM

 

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That RAM stick is dead, my friend.

 

Those DRAM chips are surface-mount soldered -- you cannot simply do that with an ordinary soldering iron.

Not only that, it is done using the "reflow" method with automated machines.

 

You can try to bring it to a tech repair shop (NOT a computer shop; like a shop that deals with circuit board repairs), and see if they can do anything about it.

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Thats would be a Rest In Peace to that ram!

Before you did this you should have asked us xD

Its not under warranty so bye bye

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Sorry to say but it's most likely RIP RAM. You may have damaged the soldering around the chips from the looks of it. So unless you know how to solder, I'd just buy new RAM.

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1 minute ago, -rascal- said:

That ram stick is dead, my friend.

 

Those DRAM chips are surface-mount soldered -- you cannot simply do that with a ordinary soldering iron.

Not only that, it is done using the "reflowing" method with automated machines.

 

You can try to bring it to a tech repair shop (NOT a computer shop; like a shop that deals with circuit board repairs), and see if they can do anything about it.

yeah it might be cheaper to get new ram though lol

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2 minutes ago, DisconnectedYT said:

Thats would be a Rest In Peace to that ram!

Before you did this you should have asked us xD

Its not under warranty so bye bye

It did not occure to me that this could happen so easily, as I have removed heat spreaders in the past with no issue. My other idea was using a dremel to take off part of the heat spreader, but I went with this route thinking it was less risky.

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Just now, NotSoAnonymoussChris said:

"Put it in an oven". Any one remember that? lol

This is not something I care to attempt.

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LOL, i would hope not friend. Linus was challenged to one of his "things", by someone in....New York, was it?- because of the idea of throwing certain chips into the oven, and it would....make it work again.

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3 minutes ago, NotSoAnonymoussChris said:

LOL, i would hope not friend. Linus was challenged to one of his "things", by someone in....New York, was it?- because of the idea of throwing certain chips into the oven, and it would....make it work again.

Well technically throwing it in the oven can work in some instances just is usually ruins the oven, not that it's a good idea but gerryrig is gerryrig

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