>An idea is all I have! I had the same problem when I pulled my 540c >apart to clean it (and to uhhh... poke around the insides cos I hadn't >seen inside one before :D and when I'd clipped the memory back in, the >tiny fine-pinned connector had one pin leaning over to the side and >shorting with another. I used a pair of tweezers to straighten it, >popped the memory in and all was fine again. >be well :D >dana
I had the SAME experience with my 540: the double-sided pin bar of their RAM modules seems like a poor design, as the pins tend to embed too deeply into the plastic substrate, making poor or intermittent contact. I spent quite some time straightening and polishing the tiny wire contacts on mine, using a jeweller's loupe to see them properly, because I'd finally tracked my Sad Mac problems down to the RAM module. The RAM itself was fine, though. Hope that's all it is. -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Macintosh? Get free email and more at Applelinks! <http://www.applelinks.com>
