#2921 - 09/19/1506:04 PMRAM failure on Apple IIe motherboard
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A user recently contacted us about a RAM failure on their IIe motherboard, and inquired as to having it repaired. Of course we can help! When running the IIe self test it would report "RAM 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0". The number "1" in this case denotes a defective DRAM. On this particular board all the DRAMs were soldered and not user serviceable. With the right tools and experience however, this isn't an issue. We desoldered all the old DRAMs, added new high quality Machine Pin Sockets, and replaced all the DRAMs. All new DRAMs isn't required since only one DRAM was defective, however the user requested we do so, and now will have spare parts to deal with any future issues as well.