rvanpruissen
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What seemed like a simple repair just became a major frustration: one of the memory retention clips broke off. The upper memory slot now won't hold it's memory in place. Any suggestions on how to properly repair this?
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Old a1286 - Broken memory clip
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rvanpruissen
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I'm sure this is the best option when something is wrong with the electrical connections of the slot, but this is a simple mechanical failure. It will be fixed, I was hoping for someone with a good suggestion on how
You asked for any solutions...there is no solution without replacing the RAM slots/banks (have fun). You can melt another clip in place, but it won't be strong enough to withstand being re-stressed in the future. The best "solution" you're after will be a unit-level solution (i.e. you install the board into a unit and then essentially fix the RAM in place someway, however you choose), NOT a board-level solution. Period. Don't waste your time; max out working slot, move on.