'Burnt out' pins on DDR memory- can it be salvaged?

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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.
 
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.
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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 said:
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.
Click to expand...
i'd toss it
there's a chance it could take out your motherboard
 
Nick said:
new 256 DDR only costs £35!
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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.
 
Li'l ol' me said:
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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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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