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From: c252-aj@katerina.uucp (Trevor I. Blumenau)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Broken SIMM socket
Summary: Avoiding this problem in the future.
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Date: 4 Oct 90 05:52:16 GMT
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Broken SIMM sockets are quite common.  I hope the manufacturers of 
these sockets act soon to correct the problem.

For now, however, the best thing to do is avoid the problem altogether:
I once worked in a lab where I had to debug a board with several   
different memory configurations.  I had to remove and install SIMMs 
about every 20 minutes.  I found that it is fairly easy to _install_ the
SIMM, but very difficult to _remove_ it.  If you push outward with your
thumbs or forefinger gently on the pieces that hold the SIMM vertical, 
and at the
same time ease the SIMM forward, you'll find the job alot easier.
More pressure should be used outward on the vertical pieces than on the 
SIMM itself.

I hope this saves someone from future hastles!

Trevor Blumenau
blumenau@cory.berkeley.edu
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Trevor Blumenau

blumenau@cory.berkeley.edu or c252-aj@cordelia.berkeley.edu