Topic: 128mb Ram. Gives Frag!?! (Read 196 times)

JEB-101 · « **on:** March 24, 2005, 11:19:00 PM »

I just installed xtra ram on my xbox. There are NO BRIDGES. and it frags. is it possible that I have a bad ram chip? if so god dammit i dont want to remove them

... Anyways. anyone would know why it frags?

thesideinguy · « **Reply #1 on:** March 24, 2005, 11:22:00 PM »

you could of held the iron on the points to long.
those chips are very sinsitive and heat can fuck them up real easy.

atlanta800 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 24, 2005, 11:22:00 PM »

Could be bad ram. Did you remove it yourself? Could have burn it out. Also, and this is kinda a stupid suggestion, but double check and make sure you have the chip aligned right (i.e. solder pad 1 is with leg 1)

JEB-101 · « **Reply #3 on:** March 24, 2005, 11:25:00 PM »

All of em are withthe correct corners, and yes I removed them myself. but I use verry little heat (i dont lay it on long) I used a 15W rat crap iron with a brand new tip.

bigbubba7373 · « **Reply #4 on:** March 24, 2005, 11:27:00 PM »

most likely is a dry solder joint on one of the memory chips legs

JEB-101 · « **Reply #5 on:** March 24, 2005, 11:31:00 PM »

god dammit i want to shoot myself.. Ive never had so much trouble with ram.. . Ill look it over again i guess... my head is being a bitch tho... dam small chips... y not use standard ram!!! lmao

:beer

PS: THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP! keep the info flowin.

JEB-101 · « **Reply #6 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:05:00 AM »

what are th eodds that it's plainly a bad chip on there? cause i dont seem to find a dry connection i puhed them all.

atlanta800 · « **Reply #7 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:07:00 AM »

QUOTE(bigbubba7373 @ Mar 24 2005, 09:33 PM)

most likely is a dry solder joint on one of the memory chips legs

JEB-101 · « **Reply #8 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:15:00 AM »

i ran across pretty violently.. and i may of found a bridge... but since the iron is hot im gonna reheat all legs that are sketchy looking

Edit: Just reran across evrything... nada... but i just realised thatr it's not gragging but a frao... (same as a frag but orange light) never had it OJ before.. unless i have to much solder funed in my eyes it;s a frao.

JEB-101 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 25, 2005, 11:37:00 AM »

bump... and just realised that it is indeed a frag/ it was that i forgot to plug in the video cable HA!

gsgleason · « **Reply #10 on:** March 25, 2005, 11:42:00 AM »

I had a frao when I did mine. it turned out that I had moved a little surface mount capacitor near the ram chips when I was using my hot air reworking station. I fixed that and it worked.

JEB-101 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 25, 2005, 12:38:00 PM »

all seems to check out... im redoin it.. removin solder to...

JEB-101 · « **Reply #12 on:** March 25, 2005, 01:34:00 PM »

another update. all resoldered in. no bridges. all it does now is frao it's called? on off on off on red\orange,,,,,

JEB-101 · « **Reply #13 on:** March 25, 2005, 11:33:00 PM »

going to bed still suck bumo

JEB-101 · « **Reply #14 on:** March 26, 2005, 11:15:00 PM »

BUMP... Im reeally stck on this one... arg...

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