MP 6,1 Mac Pro damaged Pin on RAM Slot

[3PR]

Hi,
I have a damaged pin on one of my Mac pro Ram slots.
Causes crashes when RAM is seated.
What are my options for fixing?
Thanks

 

[Hasbro1]

Best call Apple Support. Hope you bought that AppleCare.

 

[3PR]

It was purchased 2013, Applecare long expired.

 

[Hasbro1]

It was purchased 2013, Applecare long expired.

whoops. 6,1. sorry.

 

[opeter]

Well, I would say you need a new logicboard ...

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[DPUser]

Use fewer, larger DIMMs?

 

[AlexMaximus]

It was purchased 2013, Applecare long expired.

Can you post a photo up close ??

 

[3PR]

Can you post a photo up close ??

I will try to post one up later. Thanks

 

[AlexMaximus]

I will try to post one up later. Thanks

Perfect. In the meantime watch some Ram slot repair videos on YouTube such as this.
This will give you a primer.

 

[Slash-2CPU]

Page 3 of this pdf shows DDR# pinout. https://media.digikey.com/pdf/Data Sheets/Micron Technology Inc PDFs/MT8JTF(128,256)64A_RevB.pdf

If it's VSS, VTT, VDD(not VDDSPD), or VREF, you can remove the pin and it will *probably* function ok. Preferable option is to repair the pin. Last resort is remove pin and try. Odds are 40-50% that it's a redundant pin.

 

[3PR]

Its the last pin, bent backwards. Looks like that would be VTT, which might be safe to remove?

 

[Slash-2CPU]

Try to fix. If you can't fix, pull the pin out.