Arctic Silver 3, capacitance, and RAM sticks
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Arctic Silver 3, capacitance, and RAM sticks
I put a couple SLK-800A's in my system a little while ago with AS3 as the heatsink compound. I had to take out my RAM to get the old heatsinks out. After I had the CPUs and heatsinks installed, I started putting my three sticks of RAM back in. I forgot to wash my hands until after I had already reinstalled the second stick. It turns out that now the second stick doesn't work, and I suspect it's because there's some AS3 somewhere on it where I can't see it. I tried rubbing the thing with 91% isopropanol, but that didn't help. Anything else I can do to try to clean this stick of RAM?
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you can try electronic cleaner (something like this)...drench the whole stick with it
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You might also want to clean out the slot while you're at it.Keel wrote:you can try electronic cleaner (something like this)...drench the whole stick with it
Dude, don't do it! PCB is extremely toxic and would be equivalent to licking mercury, lead, and everything else that causes cancer...its just plain ridiculous. it may work, but is it really worth it (if so, you need help)?
***I would know this as I have relatives that are in the PCB manufacturing business and they ALWAYS tell me to wash my hands after touching mobos and the like...
***I would know this as I have relatives that are in the PCB manufacturing business and they ALWAYS tell me to wash my hands after touching mobos and the like...
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You might have also had a run-in with a bit of an electrostatic charge too....in which case, you fried your ram.
Computer components (including RAM) are electrostatically sensitive, so if you had a charge and/or weren't grounded, it's possible that you fried your RAM.
And I don't think licking it is a good idea. Try licking your finger and then rubbing the contacts with that--and to be honest, I'm just not keen on the idea go begin with. All my computer stuff works fine without me slobbering all over it, so I don't see any reason to start now....
Computer components (including RAM) are electrostatically sensitive, so if you had a charge and/or weren't grounded, it's possible that you fried your RAM.
And I don't think licking it is a good idea. Try licking your finger and then rubbing the contacts with that--and to be honest, I'm just not keen on the idea go begin with. All my computer stuff works fine without me slobbering all over it, so I don't see any reason to start now....
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But I didn't fry it. I put it in a different slot after wiping it down with 91% isopropanol, and it works fine.Beyonder wrote:You might have also had a run-in with a bit of an electrostatic charge too....in which case, you fried your ram.
Computer components (including RAM) are electrostatically sensitive, so if you had a charge and/or weren't grounded, it's possible that you fried your RAM.
And I don't think licking it is a good idea. Try licking your finger and then rubbing the contacts with that--and to be honest, I'm just not keen on the idea go begin with. All my computer stuff works fine without me slobbering all over it, so I don't see any reason to start now....