14 Nov
2002
14 Nov
'02
6:21 p.m.
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in my Mac IIci I
broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
Also, I broke them on Bank A. I assume you can't use RAM in Bank B
without having Bank A full...
Should I just trash the motherboard? Or can I salvage it somehow?
Are these SIMM tabs particularly vulnerable, especially on this old
equipment? I broke them on 2 machines, and on the 2nd one I did, I was
trying to be very careful.
- Bob
(not a happy MACer today)
14 Nov
14 Nov
6:45 p.m.
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in
my Mac IIci I
broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
I had that prob on a 486 motherboard, and discovered that the wiring
"comb" that came with a set of spark plug wires was spaced perfectly.
That, and a rubber band, held the SIMMs up tight for several months.
Doc
6:47 p.m.
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
Are these SIMM tabs particularly vulnerable,
especially on this old
equipment? I broke them on 2 machines, and on the 2nd one I did, I was
trying to be very careful.
Yes! Plastic SIMM retainers are *always* a fubar waiting to pounce.
It was a really stupid way to save money.
Doc
6:51 p.m.
MessageIf you want to send me $2 plus the shipping cost I will mail you a replacement
motherboard.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Lafleur
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Sent: Thursday, November 14, 2002 11:25 PM
Subject: Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in my Mac IIci I broke some of the
little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
Also, I broke them on Bank A. I assume you can't use RAM in Bank B without having
Bank A full...
Should I just trash the motherboard? Or can I salvage it somehow?
Are these SIMM tabs particularly vulnerable, especially on this old equipment? I broke
them on 2 machines, and on the 2nd one I did, I was trying to be very careful.
- Bob
(not a happy MACer today)
6:56 p.m.
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in
my Mac IIci I
broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
Also, I broke them on Bank A. I assume you can't use RAM in Bank B
without having Bank A full...
Should I just trash the motherboard? Or can I salvage it somehow?
Are these SIMM tabs particularly vulnerable, especially on this old
equipment? I broke them on 2 machines, and on the 2nd one I did, I was
trying to be very careful.
- Bob
(not a happy MACer today)
Bob, visit Junkyard Jeff's sight and you should find a replacement logic
board for your machine for a very nominal price. Much easier to replace
the whole board than any size SIMM socket.
- don
15 Nov
15 Nov
1:27 p.m.
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2:06 p.m.
Yes, I'd say a good way to repair, and I happen to like the Mac Iici so
it's definitely worth fixing right.
However, I'm visually impaired so that kind of hardware work is beyond
my capability. (Heck, I probably should have let someone else remove the
old SIMMs for me in the first place, but I was too anxious to get the
new ones in!).
Rest assured, this board will not go in the trash. I have a handle on
replacement(s) for the ones I broke, and I've had someone express
interest in fixing the broken ones I have, so I'm not going to dump
them.
- Bob
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-admin(a)classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-admin@classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Tony Duell
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 7:27 PM
To: cctalk(a)classiccmp.org
Subject: Re: Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in my Mac IIci I
broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering
new sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
Why ever not?
The old sokcets are junk anyway, so you can cut them apart and desolder
one pin at a time. Then clean out the holes (heat the solder from one
side, apply the solder sucker to the other) and solder in the new
sockets.
It's not that difficult to do, and it's certainly how I'd repair that
machine.
-tony
3:35 p.m.
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:
Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in
my Mac IIci I
broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
lock in.
Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?
I've used Scotch tape to tape SIMM's down in PS/2s. Seems to work well if
you don't shake the machine around too much.
Peace... Sridhar
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