> You stick the piece of foam adhesive to the bottom > of the *keyboard*, > not to the RAM module (there's a drawing in the > service manual). > Where you get the specific part I have no idea, but > when this very > problem got my PB 5300 going wacko a few weeks ago I > used a piece of > stove gasket material maybe an eighth of an inch > thick as a spacer > and the difficulty hasn't recurred, at least not > yet.
Thats it in a nutshell... the official fix ;-) Yes, as Tom and Victoria mentioned, the foam sticks to the plastic shield on the underside of the keyboard, the sitcky side doesn't touch the ram. It is applied to the keyboard so that when it is seated, the foam adds extra pressure directly on top of the front of the RAM module where it plugs into the Motherboard. This added downforce helps to keep the RAM in place. (Of course, I'm still disgusted with the use of that type of connector in this unit, but ... ;-) ) Your keyboard should never come loose regardless of whether the sticky side were to the ram module or not. The three screws acrossed the bottom of the case should hold it very firmly. If your keyboard ever seems to lift up, you should check to see that those screws are fastened tightly, or check for broken plastic on the keyboard where the screws attach. As far as where you can get the foam piece, I imagine you could get it from an Apple SHop, but it's just single side adhesived, foam backing tape... 1/2" wide. It comes in rolls and is sold in most hardware stores. Victoria's "fix" using the stove gasket material should work just fine. Anything not to thick with a little "give" should do the trick, just make sure it's not conductive to electricity! If you have a small sheet of static proof foam laying around from a component purchase, that should work just fine to. So glad it was a loose RAM module. It's always a relief to find a definate cheap and easy fix to an irratating problem. If you had that thing apart to reseat the RAM, you were only one screw away from the PRAM battery at that point. Now that you know how easy it is, don't waste time. Change that sucker ;-) Cheers, Sionnach __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes http://finance.yahoo.com -- 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> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; 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 Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
