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Originally Posted by Qtx
After trying every combination of memory sticks and positions it seems the problem only occurs if there is memory in a particular slot (one furthest from the motherboard), rather than one of the sticks being at fault. Did the magic press all around but nothing made any difference. Can't see any breaks or splits on the connector or board (but there must be a thin one somewhere)
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The faulty second bank, seems to be a favorite for Sony's. I couldn't find a faulty joint on mine but retouching all the joints I could get to fixed it. Didn't cause a boot issue but the memory would go AWOL intermittently from Windows.
I use a little trick for testing joints on gull-wing components and that is to take a dart and let the point tick over the legs down the chips. When it gets a sort of twang rather than a dull tick you've found the dry joint. Not fool proof but an easy quickie.
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