Broken SIMM tabs on Mac IIci

From: Don Maslin <donm_at_cts.com>
Date: Thu Nov 14 23:56:01 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)?
>
> Also, I broke them on Bank A. I assume you can't use RAM in Bank B
> without having Bank A full...
>
> Should I just trash the motherboard? Or can I salvage it somehow?
>
> Are these SIMM tabs particularly vulnerable, especially on this old
> equipment? I broke them on 2 machines, and on the 2nd one I did, I was
> trying to be very careful.
>
> - Bob
> (not a happy MACer today)

Bob, visit Junkyard Jeff's sight and you should find a replacement logic
board for your machine for a very nominal price. Much easier to replace
the whole board than any size SIMM socket.

                                                - don
Received on Thu Nov 14 2002 - 23:56:01 GMT