Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci

From: Doc Shipley <doc_at_mdrconsult.com>
Date: Thu Nov 14 23:45:00 2002

On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Bob Lafleur wrote:

> Ok, so I did it... When trying to remove the SIMMS in my Mac IIci I
> broke some of the little tiny plastic tabs, so now the new SIMMs won't
> lock in.
>
> Is there some "fix" to get the SIMMs to stay in, short of soldering new
> sockets into the board (which I am not about to do)?

  I had that prob on a 486 motherboard, and discovered that the wiring
"comb" that came with a set of spark plug wires was spaced perfectly.
That, and a rubber band, held the SIMMs up tight for several months.

        Doc
Received on Thu Nov 14 2002 - 23:45:00 GMT