Comments on: How I fixed laptop memory slot failure with a guitar pick

By: quagmire

quagmire — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:38:27 +0000

slot 2 seemed to be the problem..used flat piece of plastic like the guitar pick..it worked gigitty..was confused on whether the slot is bad, the ram stick, or both??..reason for confusion there is that i tried the slot 2 ram in the 1 slot with slot 2 empty and no boot but slot 1 ram in 1 slot with slot 2 empty did work..now with both in and plastic piece working, both in no plastic worked only sometimes..guess i could get rich and just buy a new computer..gigitty gigitty goo

By: Soul

Soul — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 10:48:11 +0000

Thx so much, you rullezz !

By: atallison

atallison — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 03:29:11 +0000

I just recently discovered that my computer has had a very similar problem. Ever since I bought it, it would crash periodically for reasons I could never figure out. I even sent it in a couple times, but they never fixed the issue. A year ago the problems stopped and only just now did I realize it was because it had stopped recognizing one of my ram modules altogether.

Thanks for posting this online. I never would have thought to put pressure on it.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:51:40 +0000

Thanks for the guitar pick trick. Had the issue happen on both ram slots on my dell d600, And now working with old credit card plastic putting pressure on both ram

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:24:04 +0000

frustrated,

Well I have a M45-s2692 which failed to boot up after the laptop hung and I had to power the laptop down. The power button would briefly light up and then it would shut off. Initially thought that the memory stick in the slot was bad but a new stick did not changed the problem. If any memory is in the second slot then the same thing happens…This time I can only have one memory slot in use.

Sounds like the memory slot failure.
I guess you’ll have to either replace the motherboard or use it as is.
I wouldn’t recommend buying a new motherboard for this unit, it’s better to save money for a new laptop.

By: frustrated

frustrated — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 05:47:49 +0000

Well I have a M45-s2692 which failed to boot up after the laptop hung and I had to power the laptop down. The power button would briefly light up and then it would shut off. Initially thought that the memory stick in the slot was bad but a new stick did not changed the problem. If any memory is in the second slot then the same thing happens.

Was able to get it to boot up once by applying pressure to the memory stick but have not been able to do so again. The laptop had its mainboard replaced last year because it would not boot up at all. This time I can only have one memory slot in use.

By: Justin Basser

Justin Basser — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 20:41:22 +0000

Clever idea and I do play the guitar so picks are i stock lol.

I’ve been repairing computers and building websites for 14+ years (lost track along time ago). I just wanted to tell you that in my opinion I honestly think your work and website is amazing for anyone needing computer help.

Most people don’t realize the time it takes to do something like you do overall and the fact that you picture and detail everything so much. I send customers to your website daily when they need help if you have a post for it.

Keep up the work,
Justin Basser

By: cj2600

cj2600 — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:26:02 +0000

steve micheals,

hey did i hear that static electricity builds up on speakers of some toshiba m35x laptops and that crashes the system
Mine was manufactured Jan 2005

I cover this problem with Satellite M35X in this post.

I check the system memory folder
and it give a number that doesnt exactly match the memory card installed either
thoughts?

Apparently part of the memory is used for video purposes and that’s why it doesn’t report the same amount of memory in properties.

By: steve micheals

steve micheals — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 19:35:17 +0000

hey did i hear that static electricity builds up on speakers of some toshiba m35x laptops and that crashes the system
Mine was manufactured Jan 2005
I cant find a reason why it crashes or at times doenst even boot.

I check the system memory folder
and it give a number that doesnt exactly match the memory card installed either
thoughts?

By: salvador bali

salvador bali — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 12:47:43 +0000

one add+
i thought i was on track to find the inverter or backlight is bad. and i still think this is where i am headed with this. thanks.