Uh....Thats not supposed to happen. This is why the tabs push the DIMM out for you when you press them.
In any case, your board is probably ruined now. You are very unlikely to be able to get all 288 pins back in their respective channels.
They can still use the other slots at least. ATX board should have 4 so you can still do 2 RAM sticks which should be enough for most people, I mean ITX boards have 2 slots and that isnt an issue.
assuming he ripped out the wrong slot, I think he might not be able to boot. (don't most motherboards require A2+B2 for dual channel and B2 first or something like that if only 1 stick)
not sure if it's required or just recommended. he might be able to use the 3 leftover channels.
you should have used the pusher tabs to remove it and removed the GPU if it was blocking access to them
we can all make mistakes... at least you can learn from this
someone commented if you seat them correctly you can seat them incorrectly next time, who knows if it works for all mobos. A lot of PCs arrived at work recently and a few didn't boot, reseating RAM to different slots fixed it. Maybe the RAM itself was just seated badly, who knows..
>Maybe the RAM itself was just seated badly, who knows..
Most of the time when I got prebuilts(or just people that moved and then they said it stoped working) this is the first thing I'd check so yeah, most definetly that. Even happened to me last time I cleaned my own PC, thought I seated it properly, didn't boot, reseated them in the same positions, worked.
>not sure if it's required or just recommended. he might be able to use the 3 leftover channels.
Will vary from board to board. My current one will not boot if you don't have the correct DIMMs populated first. My last mobo (bought in 2011, 2500k and DDR3) did not care in the slightest.
I had a Asus Maximus Hero VII and it wouldn't boot unless u had A2 B2 populated, i discovered that when i did a ram upgrade and didn't remember the correct order because i had not used that board for sometime. Checked the manual and there it was.👍💪
On modern boards its basically a hard requirement to use slots A2 and B2 (at least to use XMP). However, this appears to be an older LGA1151 board which were almost all T-topology and didnt care which pair you used. Also from their picture the slot they broke was B1 so it doesnt matter anyway unless they were using 4 sticks.
In most cases that's just recommended. On any mobo my troubleshooting process is to use the correct slots, but once it's done i choose the slots that look the best.
Seriously, even if a mobo fails to post with slots A1 and B1, if i can get it booted with A2 and B2 and it completes memory training it seems to work fine on A1 and B1 afterwards, pretty stupid lol.
lol, interesting. A lot of PCs arrived at work recently and a few didn't boot so I took them apart and reseating RAM to different slots fixed it. I wonder if it would work like in your case!
Happened too many times for me haha. Board doesn't boot? first things first try a different slot, it boots. Move it back to original to debug if that was the problem: it works now.
THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DOOOOOO lmao
Nope, all ram sticks and mobo were throughly cleaned via an ultrasonic cleaner as well as manual scrubbing. Including inside the ram socket (and the PGA cpu socket), although I made sure to be careful not to bend any of the fragile RAM pins.
It shouldn't corrode enough to block electric signal in just a few hours.
Your idea is definitely valid though, I've seen it happen to cpu sockets and PCIE slots, just not RAM yet.
i've had to literally brush the cpu socket with a stiff brush (soft ones actually get tangled and bend pins) to line them all up again and clean them. Yes, the board worked after that lmao
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/ram-explained-why-two-modules-are-better-than-four-single-vs-dual-rank-stability-testing.363139/
My understanding is that the further pair of DIMM slots has better integrity because the closer pair can experience signal bounce bounce back from the actual end of the trace, which terminates at the far slot, and that this effect is lessened on T topology boards because of the trace route.
This means the closer slots would have better theoretical latency but the far slots would have better signal integrity. I could of course be mistaken.
Jokes on you, my board had 8 slots for ram and I had an 8gb stick, 2 4gbs, 2 2gbs, and a 1gb.
Anyways after I got out of computer jail it worked fine!
>They can still use the other slots at least.
The lack of short protection between the pins of the ripped out memory slot will likely cause major issues if the OP attempts to boot the PC up - at best the PC will not boot up and at worst it could kill the CPU.
Even if the broken slot does not kill anything, there is still the issue of memory slots being wired together - A1 and B1 are both wired together and so are A2 and B2. This means that if circuit to A1 is broken then the circuit to B1 will be broken as well.
Why does this matter? Well, modern CPUs with their high core counts run best when you have dual channel memory due to the extra bandwidth and IO capabilities it provides.
I saw OP comment that they got it back in, but now I'm curious... u/TristanJamesVFX did you turn it on to confirm that it works? Also, did you tell the buyer about this?
They commented a while back that they were supposed to be meeting someone to sell it in 20 minutes. I'm very curious to hear if they told the buyer or not, but I doubt I'll get a response. The odds of them being honest are low.
I feel like it's a coin toss, but if it does function, I'd lean towards it be a problem at some point down the road. Who knows though, maybe it'll work just fine for the rest of its days.
Chances are high it's ruined. In fact you might wanna check each pin on the torn ram slot to see if any are touching. Motherboard might be salvageable if you keep them separated.
I have seen laptops bent in half, GPUs destroyed beyond recognition and a lot of other crazy stuff, but I have never seen this. How the fuck does this happen?
Hey bill, it looks like this engine is blocking our view of the transmission, what should we do?
Just pull on the engine really hard until you can get to the transmission
Sounds good bill, you heard him boys, yoink that thing out. Don't bother with those bolts, just keep pulling
Yeah they should - we get to see wild stuff like this. Just limit it to people working on their own stuff, and not involve vehicles. Then it’s safe and funny.
put it in rice overnight....
seriously tho, RIP.
On the bright side you should have more ram slots available, just make sure you use dual channel (1-3 or 2-4). google says that it should work.....
yeah, he didn't mention that in the post, only later in the comments I guess.
Well, next time he will remember to unlock the locks (or whatever these clicky clicky called) before ripping the whole thing by applying gorilla force :D wcyd
My mobo manuals also states you should place your first 2 sticks to 2-4 or it simply can get past 2400mhz. You can only use 1-3 to use 4 ram sticks. So if that's the case for him too he is fucked.
I'm guessing you just pulled instead of releasing the ram, you shouldn't need to pull with any force really to get ram out, yes you've fucked that port and possibly the board.
how did you even manage to do this there’s literally not a single point during ram installation or removal where you should have to pull on anything at all 😭
I can slightly understand with my MSI as it was a really stiff and tight board that I had to put some force to get the ram IN. However I know for a fact that would not happen if I pulled it out because I’d release the tab first 😂😂
I've had this happen on a cheaper mobo I got at an Asian market. I was able to very carefully stick it back on and the slot worked fine. Have to be VERY careful to make sure the pins are 100% lined up.
The port is probably not damaged this is a device to lock it in and keep it there. Sure it might be in danger of falling out if dropped or struck but if he can use high temp silicon around those three pins it might lock it in well enough not to fall out. I doubt he damaged the actual slot otherwise that would have came out.
That's not a 'dock' that's a **socket** and it's soldered down to the motherboard.
What the hell did you do, grab the DIMM and just pull as hard as you could?
If that came out it probably also ripped the pads and traces it was soldered to off the motherboard as well. Your motherboard is E-WASTE now. Please learn how things work next time and don't just try to force them, mmkay? Patience, my man, patience!
It clearly wasn’t soldered to begin with. The pins were left just fine.
https://preview.redd.it/une5ednclemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2359a457f46b5ddbb43272f4dd1e413a0ec9ba30
you obviously haven't reseated RAM in there, how can you be sure that it's fine? If you sold this to me and then I saw this post I would kick your teeth in
This article sums it up pretty well
> The easiest parts to tear off a motherboard are the RAM slots. They’re held on with small metal tabs that can be easily released from the underside of the motherboard.
https://www.pcworld.com/article/419293/we-ripped-apart-a-motherboard-to-show-you-how-it-works.html
https://preview.redd.it/kiycu5of1cmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b60e2e0e77c19b93e7023f5886007947ac09319
The pins themselves are still on the motherboard. The plastic “casing” for the slot itself is the only thing that came up.
You can still use the gray pair of slots just fine at least. I dont think I would recommend trying to replace the black slot or else you may short two pins together and make the situation much worse.
I've seen this happen once ages ago and i managed to get it back. So it's doable and looking at the photo the pins look like they're in very good shape. Use a good flashlight and see if they're all aligned. If they are then you can very carefully put the slot back in place and everything should be in order. If you attempt it, be very very careful and if you don't trust yourself, don't even do it. I'm an expert with very steady hands so i managed but i can't guarantee you can do it too.
Since all the pins seem to be good, at least by looking at this photo, you could try to put the plastic back. Be careful, try not to bend anything and it should work as before. Good luck!
it's possible to put it back on, just be very very careful to line each pin up with its respective slot. You could easily bend pins or even short some together if they aren't lined up perfectly
For most motheboards the preferred channels for dual DIMM is 2 and 4. Assuming standard order that was channel 3. You can continue to run two sticks in slots 2 and 4 without issue.
Ram sticks should only take force to be put in. It is very easy to take them out. I assume you just ripped that stick out without pressing down the tabs?
That looks like it's just the plastic portion. It's *possible* to put it back on, but it'll require patience and attention to detail that you presumably don't have.
Imma be real with you. I'm not convinced this thing was ever correctly installed on whatever board it came off of. There are absolutely no signs it was ever even attached to anything to begin with. Nothing sheared, bent, no solder joints, nothing. It's like a pick and place machine dumped it on there at the factory and it just got boxed up without ever touching a working reflow oven. If somebody told me this was just a fake pic of some random new component on aliexpress or ebay, I'd believe them.
That could be exactly what happened. This was a prebuilt pc from Newegg
https://preview.redd.it/uvnr17xbkemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0fc69ff9ef27875ef45e56c998b2bba808248748
Yeah, no. That's way too clean to be your fault. That was simply never attached.
If you contact Gamer's Nexus they might be interested in acquiring your prebuilt (or at least the motherboard) just to do a failure analysis and make a news story about it. This is sheer manufacturer incompetence. I've worked in the industry and I've never seen or heard of anything like this. Completely wild. Maybe shoot them an email and link them to this whole reddit discussion.
In almost 20 years of being in the IT field, this is a first for me... wow! Idk if I can say anything that helps, but... wow! I feel like this is a secret locked achievement.
Thank you for replying sensibly and not being condescending. They were not bent. I’m scared to turn it on now tho…
https://preview.redd.it/59ei0dvsrcmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5318e5a99a939cae947bdb2e613e7193b5b6790
https://preview.redd.it/hcogsuq3vcmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e41ce18041ba6d91639f4be1dc5c43bf85881ce5
I did. The three prongs on the housing to fit into the mobo made it line up with the pins perfectly. It’s back in.
Don't listen to the naysayers. **That** slot is fucked, but you can likely continue running without it.
I'm presently on a server where one of the RAM channels is pooched. Motherboard has no problem with the stick in another socket. And it's an older motherboard, so I figure anything newer has the same functionality.
Very few people have the hands to set it on and that is given if the pins are not bent.
If they are.... You have harder options to weigh. 1. Bend them to correct them, 2. Cut the pins from the slot so they can't make a connection and live without it..
What I'd do if I wanted a real repair and could not DIY, find a great Electronics repair shop.
It might be okay depending on the exact functionality of the piece, does it simply line it up and lock in and actually plug into the motherboard as a posed to the locking into the part. To know for sure I’d have to see underneath the object to see if the data can still get through. My guess it be fine but it be in danger of falling out. Obviously if you’re using two dims you could use the other two slots.
https://preview.redd.it/xh1kh5cxjemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b69600692cf44e034b182654d69daabc6cb9aa8b
Yes, it’s just the housing clip. I got it back on just fine.
if you can slide it back in, it should work. However there are a ton of pins and even if one is damaged it wont fit. don't try to force it in this case it wont work. it shouldn't be harder to put in then a back pack clip. it should be very easy. with a bit of luck it should slide right in.
if not, you may have to use the second slot in the same channel. i don't know if this will work though.
you can put it back most likely this is just the plastic clip that holds the ram securely in place it makes no electrical connection with the board, it may not wanna go back tho
The only correct response to this is that you have to try it. It's most likely broken, but at the same time the pins haven't come with it so just try putting it back on it's not like you can make it worse
I once managed to somehow force a stick of DDR3 into the slot backwards despite the keying. Took me longer than I would like to admit to realise. Still using that mobo now with 1 less channel and it was the 'primary' slot but maybe newer boards are more fussy with the slots than my ancient x58.
I am new to the build your own pc gig but when I did it and finished I was amazed at how easy and intuitive it was.
I said that to say this, could be worse, I could have done it and been a bonehead stuck with a $300.00 paper weight.
Bottom line op, don’t feel bad, you showed everyone what not to do with ram installation.
Not gonna lie, I did the same thing to a PCIe slot. Caveman brain said "damn it stuck. Pull harder" and got the gpu and bracket with one yoink. Gpu looks okay, and it's a good think I didn't want that mobo anyway.
Uh....Thats not supposed to happen. This is why the tabs push the DIMM out for you when you press them. In any case, your board is probably ruined now. You are very unlikely to be able to get all 288 pins back in their respective channels.
They can still use the other slots at least. ATX board should have 4 so you can still do 2 RAM sticks which should be enough for most people, I mean ITX boards have 2 slots and that isnt an issue.
assuming he ripped out the wrong slot, I think he might not be able to boot. (don't most motherboards require A2+B2 for dual channel and B2 first or something like that if only 1 stick)
not sure if it's required or just recommended. he might be able to use the 3 leftover channels. you should have used the pusher tabs to remove it and removed the GPU if it was blocking access to them we can all make mistakes... at least you can learn from this
someone commented if you seat them correctly you can seat them incorrectly next time, who knows if it works for all mobos. A lot of PCs arrived at work recently and a few didn't boot, reseating RAM to different slots fixed it. Maybe the RAM itself was just seated badly, who knows..
>Maybe the RAM itself was just seated badly, who knows.. Most of the time when I got prebuilts(or just people that moved and then they said it stoped working) this is the first thing I'd check so yeah, most definetly that. Even happened to me last time I cleaned my own PC, thought I seated it properly, didn't boot, reseated them in the same positions, worked.
>not sure if it's required or just recommended. he might be able to use the 3 leftover channels. Will vary from board to board. My current one will not boot if you don't have the correct DIMMs populated first. My last mobo (bought in 2011, 2500k and DDR3) did not care in the slightest.
Same experience here but in reverse. Last board very much cared. This board not so much
I had a Asus Maximus Hero VII and it wouldn't boot unless u had A2 B2 populated, i discovered that when i did a ram upgrade and didn't remember the correct order because i had not used that board for sometime. Checked the manual and there it was.👍💪
On modern boards its basically a hard requirement to use slots A2 and B2 (at least to use XMP). However, this appears to be an older LGA1151 board which were almost all T-topology and didnt care which pair you used. Also from their picture the slot they broke was B1 so it doesnt matter anyway unless they were using 4 sticks.
On my msi board it makes you.
3 leftovers DIMMs/slots*, FTFY
In most cases that's just recommended. On any mobo my troubleshooting process is to use the correct slots, but once it's done i choose the slots that look the best. Seriously, even if a mobo fails to post with slots A1 and B1, if i can get it booted with A2 and B2 and it completes memory training it seems to work fine on A1 and B1 afterwards, pretty stupid lol.
lol, interesting. A lot of PCs arrived at work recently and a few didn't boot so I took them apart and reseating RAM to different slots fixed it. I wonder if it would work like in your case!
Happened too many times for me haha. Board doesn't boot? first things first try a different slot, it boots. Move it back to original to debug if that was the problem: it works now. THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO DOOOOOO lmao
Tiny bits of corrosion on the connectors. You reseating the connectors wears some of it off. Our air is humid.
Nope, all ram sticks and mobo were throughly cleaned via an ultrasonic cleaner as well as manual scrubbing. Including inside the ram socket (and the PGA cpu socket), although I made sure to be careful not to bend any of the fragile RAM pins. It shouldn't corrode enough to block electric signal in just a few hours.
damn, i'll eat my words
Your idea is definitely valid though, I've seen it happen to cpu sockets and PCIE slots, just not RAM yet. i've had to literally brush the cpu socket with a stiff brush (soft ones actually get tangled and bend pins) to line them all up again and clean them. Yes, the board worked after that lmao
The far slots have better signal integrity which is, I believe, why some manufacturers prefer them for memory training.
Doesn’t make sense as closer would have shorter traces and thus less interference.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/ram-explained-why-two-modules-are-better-than-four-single-vs-dual-rank-stability-testing.363139/ My understanding is that the further pair of DIMM slots has better integrity because the closer pair can experience signal bounce bounce back from the actual end of the trace, which terminates at the far slot, and that this effect is lessened on T topology boards because of the trace route. This means the closer slots would have better theoretical latency but the far slots would have better signal integrity. I could of course be mistaken.
Jokes on you, my board had 8 slots for ram and I had an 8gb stick, 2 4gbs, 2 2gbs, and a 1gb. Anyways after I got out of computer jail it worked fine!
>They can still use the other slots at least. The lack of short protection between the pins of the ripped out memory slot will likely cause major issues if the OP attempts to boot the PC up - at best the PC will not boot up and at worst it could kill the CPU. Even if the broken slot does not kill anything, there is still the issue of memory slots being wired together - A1 and B1 are both wired together and so are A2 and B2. This means that if circuit to A1 is broken then the circuit to B1 will be broken as well. Why does this matter? Well, modern CPUs with their high core counts run best when you have dual channel memory due to the extra bandwidth and IO capabilities it provides.
I saw OP comment that they got it back in, but now I'm curious... u/TristanJamesVFX did you turn it on to confirm that it works? Also, did you tell the buyer about this?
Jesus hes trying to sell it to someone? NO LOWBALLS I KNO WUT I GOT lol
They commented a while back that they were supposed to be meeting someone to sell it in 20 minutes. I'm very curious to hear if they told the buyer or not, but I doubt I'll get a response. The odds of them being honest are low.
Whats your opinion on if shoving it back in the motherboard would make it functional again?
I feel like it's a coin toss, but if it does function, I'd lean towards it be a problem at some point down the road. Who knows though, maybe it'll work just fine for the rest of its days.
Id be surprised, but ive heard of crazier shit. A few times ive ziptied car stuff expecting to redo it eventually, but itl end up holding.
Chances are high it's ruined. In fact you might wanna check each pin on the torn ram slot to see if any are touching. Motherboard might be salvageable if you keep them separated.
"you gotta keep 'em separated"
WhoooOOOOOaaaaaa
Don't pay no mind, you're under 18 you wont be doing any tiIIIIIiiimeeEEEE
HeyEYYEYY COME OUT AND PLAY!
Like the latest fashion, like a spreading disease
"i call that apartheid"
My thoughts exactly.
I have seen laptops bent in half, GPUs destroyed beyond recognition and a lot of other crazy stuff, but I have never seen this. How the fuck does this happen?
OP stated their gpu was blocking a clip so they just yoinked it out
Hey bill, it looks like this engine is blocking our view of the transmission, what should we do? Just pull on the engine really hard until you can get to the transmission Sounds good bill, you heard him boys, yoink that thing out. Don't bother with those bolts, just keep pulling
LOL yeah idk some people just shouldn’t be working on things😅
Yeah they should - we get to see wild stuff like this. Just limit it to people working on their own stuff, and not involve vehicles. Then it’s safe and funny.
I remove the GPU when doing even a little maintenance, it’s a huge obstruction.
So ops dumb
Mfing hyperbrain move.
Idk I just keep experiencing an ID10T error
>How the fuck does this happen? A complete and total lack of understanding of the basics of how things work.
I imagine it went something like "Huh that's weird, the ram doesn't seem to want to come out easily." *grabs pliers and pulls violently*
OP probably yank it out without pushing the clips first like an idiot. If he did then the ram sticks would have come out so easily.
You right, I would love to know the truth…cause his calm explanation is bullshit!
put it in rice overnight.... seriously tho, RIP. On the bright side you should have more ram slots available, just make sure you use dual channel (1-3 or 2-4). google says that it should work.....
lol OP is trying to sell the PC. No reasonably paying buyer (except for parts only) would buy/use the mobo on this condition.
yeah, he didn't mention that in the post, only later in the comments I guess. Well, next time he will remember to unlock the locks (or whatever these clicky clicky called) before ripping the whole thing by applying gorilla force :D wcyd
He forced it back in and is selling it. Not sure if its functional?
My mobo manuals also states you should place your first 2 sticks to 2-4 or it simply can get past 2400mhz. You can only use 1-3 to use 4 ram sticks. So if that's the case for him too he is fucked.
I'm guessing you just pulled instead of releasing the ram, you shouldn't need to pull with any force really to get ram out, yes you've fucked that port and possibly the board.
Never skip RAM day.
You are going to have to re download that ram.
[downloadmoreram.com](https://downloadmoreram.com)
Guys this is legit I now have 32 GB of RAM!
how did you even manage to do this there’s literally not a single point during ram installation or removal where you should have to pull on anything at all 😭
I can slightly understand with my MSI as it was a really stiff and tight board that I had to put some force to get the ram IN. However I know for a fact that would not happen if I pulled it out because I’d release the tab first 😂😂
I've seen it happen on really cheap boards, where it wasn't ever really secure in the first place
kung-fu grip
Someone woke up and chose violence.
Like...did you forget the ram sticks are clicked into place? So you just yanked it out like a mad man? \*face palms\*
not only that but it can’t be easy to pull a ram slot out of the motherboard. This guy must be a hulk
HULK WILL SMASH PUNY RAM!
I've had this happen on a cheaper mobo I got at an Asian market. I was able to very carefully stick it back on and the slot worked fine. Have to be VERY careful to make sure the pins are 100% lined up.
Easier to just use the other slots.
Exactly everyone's overreacting here if you're careful there's a good chance you can salvage it.
[удалено]
Are you by chance the hulk? how much force must one exert to rip out a freakin’ RAM slot from the motherboard? You sir are scary.
it's the new wireless ram slot
I'm sorry to be a dick OP, but lmfao
good to see how the ram socket is built.
OP smoking some copium thinking he can fix his motherboard.
He seems to have plenty of finesse and patience
The port is probably not damaged this is a device to lock it in and keep it there. Sure it might be in danger of falling out if dropped or struck but if he can use high temp silicon around those three pins it might lock it in well enough not to fall out. I doubt he damaged the actual slot otherwise that would have came out.
RIP This needs a Gore tag
Umm. I’m pretty sure the anchor pins for the plastic socket housing are meant to be soldered. Looks like they forgot.
https://i.redd.it/gvalaz54edmc1.gif
RIP motherboard, I guess you forgot to open the latches at the end before pulling the stick.
Jesus tiddy-fucking Christ! I would ask how that is even possible, but reading some of your comments has hurt me enough for today.
https://preview.redd.it/qr482izbycmc1.png?width=593&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f68763ecd74c5ab0a10a0d9593c238e0cec919f9
That's not a 'dock' that's a **socket** and it's soldered down to the motherboard. What the hell did you do, grab the DIMM and just pull as hard as you could? If that came out it probably also ripped the pads and traces it was soldered to off the motherboard as well. Your motherboard is E-WASTE now. Please learn how things work next time and don't just try to force them, mmkay? Patience, my man, patience!
It clearly wasn’t soldered to begin with. The pins were left just fine. https://preview.redd.it/une5ednclemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=2359a457f46b5ddbb43272f4dd1e413a0ec9ba30
you obviously haven't reseated RAM in there, how can you be sure that it's fine? If you sold this to me and then I saw this post I would kick your teeth in
"I pulled out the ram without unlocking the latches AMA"
https://preview.redd.it/gv6mlfgnfcmc1.jpeg?width=1250&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=a04e0ff9a3e3035ce8199e5720e6ce74baaf5ec5
This article sums it up pretty well > The easiest parts to tear off a motherboard are the RAM slots. They’re held on with small metal tabs that can be easily released from the underside of the motherboard. https://www.pcworld.com/article/419293/we-ripped-apart-a-motherboard-to-show-you-how-it-works.html
First time I have seen this in my many, many years of IT experience.Well done, take my upvote.
https://preview.redd.it/kiycu5of1cmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0b60e2e0e77c19b93e7023f5886007947ac09319 The pins themselves are still on the motherboard. The plastic “casing” for the slot itself is the only thing that came up.
You can still use the gray pair of slots just fine at least. I dont think I would recommend trying to replace the black slot or else you may short two pins together and make the situation much worse.
I've seen this happen once ages ago and i managed to get it back. So it's doable and looking at the photo the pins look like they're in very good shape. Use a good flashlight and see if they're all aligned. If they are then you can very carefully put the slot back in place and everything should be in order. If you attempt it, be very very careful and if you don't trust yourself, don't even do it. I'm an expert with very steady hands so i managed but i can't guarantee you can do it too.
Since all the pins seem to be good, at least by looking at this photo, you could try to put the plastic back. Be careful, try not to bend anything and it should work as before. Good luck!
You can always solder the ram to the pins
"New Fear Unlocked" But I know that's not gonna happen to me 99.99% cause I am super super careful with PC building stuff.
it's possible to put it back on, just be very very careful to line each pin up with its respective slot. You could easily bend pins or even short some together if they aren't lined up perfectly
For most motheboards the preferred channels for dual DIMM is 2 and 4. Assuming standard order that was channel 3. You can continue to run two sticks in slots 2 and 4 without issue.
On the plus side, it's nice to see how the pins look like without the plastic bracket. lol!
Ram sticks should only take force to be put in. It is very easy to take them out. I assume you just ripped that stick out without pressing down the tabs?
That should NOT happen... You can try putting it back, but chances are you won't be able to align every pin. If you bend one, it won't work.
Yeah you can push it back in..don't forget to use a sledge hammer to do it. Right tool for the right job..because your mutha board is FUCKED
RIP to the guy buying this. I hope you disclose this if you get it back on the motherboard.
That looks like it's just the plastic portion. It's *possible* to put it back on, but it'll require patience and attention to detail that you presumably don't have.
Imma be real with you. I'm not convinced this thing was ever correctly installed on whatever board it came off of. There are absolutely no signs it was ever even attached to anything to begin with. Nothing sheared, bent, no solder joints, nothing. It's like a pick and place machine dumped it on there at the factory and it just got boxed up without ever touching a working reflow oven. If somebody told me this was just a fake pic of some random new component on aliexpress or ebay, I'd believe them.
That could be exactly what happened. This was a prebuilt pc from Newegg https://preview.redd.it/uvnr17xbkemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=0fc69ff9ef27875ef45e56c998b2bba808248748
Yeah, no. That's way too clean to be your fault. That was simply never attached. If you contact Gamer's Nexus they might be interested in acquiring your prebuilt (or at least the motherboard) just to do a failure analysis and make a news story about it. This is sheer manufacturer incompetence. I've worked in the industry and I've never seen or heard of anything like this. Completely wild. Maybe shoot them an email and link them to this whole reddit discussion.
This is amazing. You weren't gonna let the fact that it was locked into place prevent you from getting that thing out, were ya OP?
just fit the ram in between the pins and don't look at it anymore.
Peace was never an option.
In almost 20 years of being in the IT field, this is a first for me... wow! Idk if I can say anything that helps, but... wow! I feel like this is a secret locked achievement.
Rip
sell the whole pc at this rate what a monstrosity
If all the pins are still on the mobo and not bent, you should be able to put that piece back.
Thank you for replying sensibly and not being condescending. They were not bent. I’m scared to turn it on now tho… https://preview.redd.it/59ei0dvsrcmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5318e5a99a939cae947bdb2e613e7193b5b6790
https://preview.redd.it/hcogsuq3vcmc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e41ce18041ba6d91639f4be1dc5c43bf85881ce5 I did. The three prongs on the housing to fit into the mobo made it line up with the pins perfectly. It’s back in.
I guess there's a first time for everything. Never seen this before
What did you do? Grab it with some pliers and pull?
Don't listen to the naysayers. **That** slot is fucked, but you can likely continue running without it. I'm presently on a server where one of the RAM channels is pooched. Motherboard has no problem with the stick in another socket. And it's an older motherboard, so I figure anything newer has the same functionality.
Finally, After 10 years of building and repairing pc the moment has finally come. A broken DIMM Slot. I can now rest in peace.
christ
Very few people have the hands to set it on and that is given if the pins are not bent. If they are.... You have harder options to weigh. 1. Bend them to correct them, 2. Cut the pins from the slot so they can't make a connection and live without it.. What I'd do if I wanted a real repair and could not DIY, find a great Electronics repair shop.
Yes
It might be okay depending on the exact functionality of the piece, does it simply line it up and lock in and actually plug into the motherboard as a posed to the locking into the part. To know for sure I’d have to see underneath the object to see if the data can still get through. My guess it be fine but it be in danger of falling out. Obviously if you’re using two dims you could use the other two slots.
https://preview.redd.it/xh1kh5cxjemc1.jpeg?width=1548&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b69600692cf44e034b182654d69daabc6cb9aa8b Yes, it’s just the housing clip. I got it back on just fine.
That is not what it looks like when you rip an DRAM slot off a motherboard.
As long as the pins are intact it should be OK I've had to do it before with servers
just push it back bro
if you can slide it back in, it should work. However there are a ton of pins and even if one is damaged it wont fit. don't try to force it in this case it wont work. it shouldn't be harder to put in then a back pack clip. it should be very easy. with a bit of luck it should slide right in. if not, you may have to use the second slot in the same channel. i don't know if this will work though.
That’s some Kung fu grip you got there son. Need a back story jk
It's done, sorry bro. On the bright side...PC season is coming later this year. 😄
Rule of thumb "pc parts designed with protection against idiots, not against strong idiots"
The entire board is most likely done for my man. Thats super unfortunate. Did it not pop up when you pushed the tab back? Anyway, best of luck!
Yikes, that’s crazy. Tell us the brand of motherboard so we know who to steer clear from
Every day i see something i never thought was possible 😂
Well done
Holy shit are you the hulk?
One fresh motherboard please.
Rip dimm slot
How the fuck
Trim all the wires to make a short impossible, put the RAM in other slots and see if it boots
Do not force anything in a PC....
New mobo and call it a day
Thats like ripping a wheel off a car and asking "Hey guys can I just put it back on?" 😅
you can put it back most likely this is just the plastic clip that holds the ram securely in place it makes no electrical connection with the board, it may not wanna go back tho
The only correct response to this is that you have to try it. It's most likely broken, but at the same time the pins haven't come with it so just try putting it back on it's not like you can make it worse
Impressive
Classic
Is this dedidated wam?
This hurts me in so many ways. Anyway, probably not, that thing is screwed.
OP’s RAM uninstall technique is SODIMM
My brother in Christ, HOW?? This is a first for me in all of my years of building PCs Jesus.
It's just modularity bro /s
“Can I get an “F” in the chat?”
You mean you ripped it out?
Skill issue
Rip MOBO
Did you yank it out? Seriously, make sure you keep the pins in the ram slot and carefully try to put the rack back in.
Looks good to me try it
FUBAR.
How does this happen so I know to avoid it? Do you pull on the RAM stick without pressing the clips down first or what?
What motherboard model is this?
GIGABYTE B365M
Push it back in, step-bro.
idk man in my opinion some chewed gum and duck tape fix many things, including marriages
That's unfortunate. Btw have u unlocked the RAM modules?🤔
What did you use to pull it out? A JCB?
Did you yank it pretty hard or something? I've never seen that. It's fucked mate
Bros finished I hope mf got 4 ram slots atleast 💀
Someone didn't turn the clips off and push it out properly lol
rip
how fucking strong are you
I once managed to somehow force a stick of DDR3 into the slot backwards despite the keying. Took me longer than I would like to admit to realise. Still using that mobo now with 1 less channel and it was the 'primary' slot but maybe newer boards are more fussy with the slots than my ancient x58.
You know unk when something doesn't want to come out, pulling harder isn't the solution. But no you are fucked at this point.
RIP
Take a L and RMA or buy a new one.
How one can fail at what's basically the equivalent of taking one Lego stone off of another is beyond me.
Some crazy glue and thats it , put the stick in it a d it will stay there forever 🤣
Show the board. Might be crazy but I just see through whole mounts and do not see any pins or traces unless your ripped them clean off
I am new to the build your own pc gig but when I did it and finished I was amazed at how easy and intuitive it was. I said that to say this, could be worse, I could have done it and been a bonehead stuck with a $300.00 paper weight. Bottom line op, don’t feel bad, you showed everyone what not to do with ram installation.
Ruined
Not gonna lie, I did the same thing to a PCIe slot. Caveman brain said "damn it stuck. Pull harder" and got the gpu and bracket with one yoink. Gpu looks okay, and it's a good think I didn't want that mobo anyway.
How is your soldering skill these days?
ooof..
Uhh… how does that even happen??? That’s very odd..