Darr247 wrote: > On 08 July 2014 @16:02 zulu, Michael Hennebry wrote: >> I certainly do not want to have to buy some more DDR2 memory. >> > Usually, memory sticks just need to be removed and reseated, not replaced. > The gold plating is supposed to prevent oxidation of the contact > surfaces, but it can wear off (0.4 microns should be good for 100 > insertion/removal cycles, though), or even be so porous as to allow > oxidation of the underlying surface (typically nickle-plated copper) to > 'creep' through the gold... the process of removing and reinserting > *should* 'wipe' the contact surface[s] clean again. Alternatively, get a #2 pencil, and lightly (not really hard) run the eraser over the pins. Wipe it clean of any rubber, then reinstert.