Faulty simm sockets

dzx · March 2nd, 2002

Yes, The ram sockets are faulty.
I have 3 sockets on my Freetech MB.
The main one works.. the third is quite dead and the 2nd is giving me all kinds of probs. Frome having to hit reset 3 - 10 times some the screen will work to a faulty checksum error. Any1 tell me whats wrong?

ebola · March 2nd, 2002

never heard of freetec. sounds like a cheap generic. probably why your having problems. how old is this mb. no one makes simms now

Fou-lu · March 2nd, 2002

SIMM? Aren't you talking about DIMM? No board has 3 SIMM sockets, unless you have a really old socket 3 mobo with a 486 on it.

**Shiori** · March 2nd, 2002

Aren't EDO ram SIMM ram? 'coz i got 4 slots in my old mobo before I upgraded.

**Betamax** · March 2nd, 2002

Yes EDO is SIMM's however pentium based processors or their equivalent use a 64 bit address to access memory. Simms are 32 bit hence on such systems they have to be installed in pairs. Hence he couldn't have 3 SIMM sockets unless it was a system that uses 32 bit address's eg a 486.

dzx · March 3rd, 2002

*rolls eyes* of course dimm.. now.. advice?

**Shiori** · March 3rd, 2002

Uh, throw it away and get a new one?

It's not like dimm slots are repairable by do-it-yourselfers.

ebola · March 3rd, 2002

Quote:

Originally posted by Shiori
Uh, throw it away and get a new one? It's not like dimm slots are repairable by do-it-yourselfers.

haha. i agree.

if it doesnt say abit then why bother.

oh and to answer your question. if its that old then its not worth the investment to fix it.

dzx · March 3rd, 2002

Well, the way I see it, as long as I can use the first slot without probs, I'll use it.. and if I'm right, then 256mb stick will work and if I want more then that I go to 512mb stick. No sense in spending money if it works alright in at least one socket

Fou-lu · March 3rd, 2002

If it ain't broke...you know the rest.
But in computers, you should consider buying a new mobo.

Sniper · March 4th, 2002

hehe socket can't be faulty, the only faulty things I could think of is the soldering for the socket part may not done properly, or other things, check it, if it's not been soldered properly then you can easily fix it hehe,

March 2nd, 2002	#1 (permalink)
dzx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	Faulty simm sockets Yes, The ram sockets are faulty. I have 3 sockets on my Freetech MB. The main one works.. the third is quite dead and the 2nd is giving me all kinds of probs. Frome having to hit reset 3 - 10 times some the screen will work to a faulty checksum error. Any1 tell me whats wrong?

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Aren't EDO ram SIMM ram? 'coz i got 4 slots in my old mobo before I upgraded. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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Betamax Resident Movie Critic Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland Posts: 9,480	Yes EDO is SIMM's however pentium based processors or their equivalent use a 64 bit address to access memory. Simms are 32 bit hence on such systems they have to be installed in pairs. Hence he couldn't have 3 SIMM sockets unless it was a system that uses 32 bit address's eg a 486. __________________ Superior marketing of an inferior product will always win over inferior marketing of a superior product.

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Shiori :3 Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Seoul, South Korea Posts: 10,116	Uh, throw it away and get a new one? It's not like dimm slots are repairable by do-it-yourselfers. __________________ "...And when I finally meet you again, I want to ask you - have you found what you were looking for? Because that's what I felt you were doing, all these years. And I want to hear you answer, "Yes, I have, thank you for asking," and we'll be together again, until the end of our days..."

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March 2nd, 2002	#2 (permalink)
ebola Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Chanhassen, MN Posts: 900	never heard of freetec. sounds like a cheap generic. probably why your having problems. how old is this mb. no one makes simms now

March 2nd, 2002	#3 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	SIMM? Aren't you talking about DIMM? No board has 3 SIMM sockets, unless you have a really old socket 3 mobo with a 486 on it.

March 3rd, 2002	#6 (permalink)
dzx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	rolls eyes of course dimm.. now.. advice?

March 3rd, 2002	#9 (permalink)
dzx Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 20	Well, the way I see it, as long as I can use the first slot without probs, I'll use it.. and if I'm right, then 256mb stick will work and if I want more then that I go to 512mb stick. No sense in spending money if it works alright in at least one socket

March 3rd, 2002	#10 (permalink)
Fou-lu Junker daughter Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 2,289	If it ain't broke...you know the rest. But in computers, you should consider buying a new mobo.

March 4th, 2002	#11 (permalink)
Sniper Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Posts: 460	hehe socket can't be faulty, the only faulty things I could think of is the soldering for the socket part may not done properly, or other things, check it, if it's not been soldered properly then you can easily fix it hehe,