Attention Dead Micron D9 Owners

[Ket]

I really can't see how flash-frying a mem stick would work.. all it does is cause the solder to melt to an extent, maybe entirely depending on if the solder is crap, silver based etc. In doing that solder could potentially just "splodge" all over the ball solder points underneath the ICs.

[DJSUB]

Try wrapping it in tinfoil and putting it in the oven at 200'c for 20 minutes, it's worked for me

can you show us some pics how you did that?

thanks!

[fatguy1992]

Sorry if this has already been asked, but does this work for non D9 IC's. I put 1 of my dead DDR1 value sticks in.

[SAE]

Just read the thread, it already worked for several non-d9-sticks.^^ (my dead Winbond UTT stick was just revived this way)

[[XC] Oj101]

I have no idea why or how it works but if freezing doesn't work what do you have to lose?

I'll post pics next time I have a camera, but there's really nothing to it. Cut a piece of tinfoil large enough to envelope the RAM and wrap it tightly

[Mescalamba]

It works for probably every ram.. tested on PCS, ProMOS, Elpida. And nothing to loose, if you dont forget to dry it before use. Im just curious how it works.. some kind of silicone with thermal memory?

[[XC] Oj101]

Confirmation for Hynix too

[fatguy1992]

Just read the thread, it already worked for several non-d9-sticks.^^ (my dead Winbond UTT stick was just revived this way)

Sorry but I have better things to do instead of reading 8 pages on a thread, and thanks. I'll see if it worked for in like 8hrs.

[SAE]

It would of helped just to read the last page to get it.... sorry for wasting your time.

[fatguy1992]

I remembered my ram in the freezer.

Before:

I'd put it in and the mobo would just beep and not boot.

Now:

I put it in and it post and loads Windows, but it stops of the welcome screen but i can still move the mouse.

I now its not 100% fixed, but it at least posts now. BTW this was a DDR1 Corsair Value stick and I have no idea how it died.

[Ket]

Shove it in the freezer for a few days, I bet it'll work then

[ieatrawbacos]

I really can't see how flash-frying a mem stick would work.. all it does is cause the solder to melt to an extent, maybe entirely depending on if the solder is crap, silver based etc. In doing that solder could potentially just "splodge" all over the ball solder points underneath the ICs.

Surface tension seems to keep things together, they don't use that much solder.

[200%absolut]

Find this thread while i was hoping to do something for my crucial GMH dead because of motherboard.

Sticks are on the cold

results after 24h

[[XC] riptide]

Mine are still going... 2 months later.

[SAE]

My Mushkins are doing fine in my dad's A64 now. Running at 400 and low volts though, but that's one of the things they could not do anymore before our freezing action.

[Ket]

I just removed my GKX kit from the freezer after being in there like 4 hours @ -25c. Getting some weird issues I'm trying to work through atm so figured some cold cant hurt

[[XC] Oj101]

Mine are still A1

[MaddHawk]

Not memory, but gonna try freezing my dead mobo, see if this trick will work with other hardware.

[Mescalamba]

Not memory, but gonna try freezing my dead mobo, see if this trick will work with other hardware.

Report back, its interesting. Im thinking about freezing CPU, wonder if that can help.. but its silicon still (AMD).

[MaddHawk]

Negative, 23 hours in the freezer and nada. Still won't POST.

It did fix the power-up error though, where the mobo would immediatly start up soon as AC power was applied to the PSU. Now the standby power led comes on but the system remains dark until the power switch is hit.

Guess you can call it mixed results at best.

[Partizan]

Well I put my D9 stick in the freezer. But forgot it in. So it's been a week. Will try later if it helped

[pH(x)]

Will try this method with my PC28500 Mushkin/Micron D9GMH's then report back

[KILLorBE]

I might give this a try as one stick of my G.Skill F2-6400PHU2-2GBHZ recently died w/o overvolting (Gave them 2.1V max.), and I've never tried to push them to their limits, last time I had them running they did 550 5-5-5-15 @ 1.8V only, and all of a sudden my system wouldn't boot anymore

[cdawall]

then i guess im lucky cuz i have all these to pick from



All but the Patriots i believe are D9's. I understand what you guys are saying, i keep 3 benching pairs ready.





Still id think a working stick is better then a non working stick no?

those pats are D9 if they are the same kit i have CL5 DDR800 extreme? mine are a BU rig @1.9v 1066 4-4-4-12 on some G31 ECS POS

now its to bad that freezer can't fix this





they were some nice ProMOS 1066 4-4-4-12 2.36v

[[XC] Oj101]

Maybe we should put you in the freezer