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    Dopped sodimm onto ground : long term damage ?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by wearetheborg, Mar 9, 2009.

  1. wearetheborg

    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    While cutting the &%^%#$ package, I dropped a sodimm stick onto ground (from standing height). I'm running memtest 86 now (and will run it for a day).

    Can I expect there to be long term damage to the stick ?
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 9, 2009
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    K-TRON Hi, I'm Jimmy Diesel ^_^

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    You will not damage the memory card if it fell on a carpeted floor. If it fell on a concrete or hard laminate floor you could damage it. But I doubt it will error unless their is a loose memory chip.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Mar 9, 2009
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    No its fine. I dropped an old peice of ram outside on a stepping stone and it still worked.
     
    Tippey764, Mar 9, 2009
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    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Do an overnight memtest to be sure
     
    flipfire, Mar 9, 2009
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    Its flash memory so it can take some abuse xD

    But if I were you I would exchange it and say it was defective. After all you were just opening the packaging so it must be brand new.
     
    aceofspades1217, Mar 9, 2009
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    wearetheborg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Unfortunately it fell on a laminated floor

    I'm actually gonna do a 48 hr memtest as system has 5GB ram.



    I bought it online, so there will be return shipping + hassle involved. Plus, I screwed up so I dont want the merchant to take a hit.
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 9, 2009
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    No it was the kind of ram before DDR for laptops. it was a 128mb stick i picked it up and put it back inside and later on found a ues for it.
     
    Tippey764, Mar 9, 2009
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    don't worry unless it physically broken. laminate won't hurt memory... I dropped my thinkpad on hardwood... no damage to ANY of the components(except the floor). run mem test. and enjoy!
     
    yuio, Mar 9, 2009
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    If you find an issue, returning utilizing its warranty through the manufacturer may be the best bet. Most RAM comes with a lifetime warranty anyways. I had an issue with Kingston about a year ago, and it was taken care of very quickly. I elected to give them a CC to get a replacement quicker, but I believe the shipping was free (cannot completely remember). Just an fyi :)
     
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    if mem test comes out clean, it should be fine
     
    660hpv12, Mar 10, 2009
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    Ran memtest for 24hrs, then bios memory diagnostics for another 3 hrs, now again running memtest for another 24hrs, no errors yet :D
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 11, 2009
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    It's not a moving part - It's not a hard drive.

    It's fine.
     
    Polarix, Mar 11, 2009
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    Ran memtest again for 48hrs, no errors; so I'm assuming sodimm is OK :)
     
    wearetheborg, Mar 13, 2009
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