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Old February 18th 14, 04:34 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.hardware
Paul
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Default Fixing inconsistent RAM detection

BillW50 wrote:
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When I bought a new computer, and the Ethernet cable
wasn't making contact with a pin on the back of the computer,
inserting it five times was enough to clean the computer
pin. And I never had any further trouble with it.
No chemicals. Wiped clean by the connector action.


Of course, it was the abrasive action that did the job. ;-)


Yes, but within the insertion rating of the connector.
If it was rated for 100 insertions, I inserted it 5 times,
I've used 5% of its life. That's a bit more controlled,
than scrubbing with an unknown amount of force, with
an abrasive of unknown characteristics.

Various connectors on computers, range from around
50 insertions to around 5000 insertions. Some can take
a lot of cycles, some much fewer. I don't have all the
numbers at hand, and don't even have an estimate for
how many the DIMM slot can take.

But I've ruined enough stuff by "lubricating" it,
to see interfering with stuff is not always the best
answer. Some of the things I've lubricated, only
ended up picking up more dirt, than if they'd
remained close to dry. So I don't use the "soak it"
method any more. On bicycle chains for example, I wipe
the lube off the chain when I'm finished (wipe it down good).
It still attracts dirt, but not as badly as just leaving
the lube on there. Same goes for lock de-icer. At one time,
I was a big fan of lock de-icer. But it becomes "habit-forming"
and seemed to be self-defeating in the long term. I've had
car doors freeze, and even inserting the lock de-icer
isn't freeing them up. Something is freezing, which the
liquid isn't touching.

Paul
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