Dell D600 & Broken SODIMM Hinges

cmccallu · 22nd June 2006, 10:08 PM

Hi All,
Well to extend the life of my Dell D600 thought it was a good idea to upgrade from 1GB(512x2) -> 2GB(1GBx2). Purchased some compat memory at a fraction of the Dell price but when removing one of the SODIMM's the hinges on the Motherboard decided to break 8^(. Now only one slot appears to be working! Just wondering if this is repairable? Already had to replace the motherboard once when I broke the PCMCIA card slot 8^(.

Thanks for your time

Chris

Menthu_Rae · 22nd June 2006, 10:17 PM

what do you mean "broke" - did it physically snap? or just the hinge fall out?

if it fell out, you can pop it back in, has happened to me before... but if it's snapped, then you're screwed

cmccallu · 22nd June 2006, 10:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Menthu_Rae

what do you mean "broke" - did it physically snap? or just the hinge fall out?

if it fell out, you can pop it back in, has happened to me before... but if it's snapped, then you're screwed

More of the snapped variety unfornately I think

But interesting with you say they can fallout! Would it be possible to take the hinges from my old motherboard and use them on this one?

Thnx

22nd June 2006, 10:08 PM	#1
cmccallu Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2	Dell D600 & Broken SODIMM Hinges Hi All, Well to extend the life of my Dell D600 thought it was a good idea to upgrade from 1GB(512x2) -> 2GB(1GBx2). Purchased some compat memory at a fraction of the Dell price but when removing one of the SODIMM's the hinges on the Motherboard decided to break 8^(. Now only one slot appears to be working! Just wondering if this is repairable? Already had to replace the motherboard once when I broke the PCMCIA card slot 8^(. Thanks for your time Chris

22nd June 2006, 10:17 PM	#2
Menthu_Rae Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Northern Beaches, Sydney Posts: 3,826	what do you mean "broke" - did it physically snap? or just the hinge fall out? if it fell out, you can pop it back in, has happened to me before... but if it's snapped, then you're screwed __________________ System Specs: Q6600 G0 @ 3.2GHz (8 x 400MHz), TR Ultra 120EX, 4GB G-Skill PI PC2-8500 w/Dominator Fan, Asus P5K Premium, 768MB XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra, Creative SoundBlaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro, 1x 150GB WD Raptor, 2x 750GB/1x 1TB/1x 1.5TB Seagate 7200.11 HDDs, 2x Pioneer DVR-212BKs, 2x Zalman ZMMFC-1 Plus, BenQ FP241W 24" LCD, Logitech Z-680 5.1 Speakers, Lian Li PC-A71B, 8x Scythe SFF21G, 850W Silverstone DA850 PSU. Over 40 Trades.