NEED HELP - My ram housing/clips broke and can't find a replacement.

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NEED HELP - My ram housing/clips broke and can't find a replacement.

They are the two clips that hold the ram in place and one is bent out and won't go back. It mainly is the one on the left but the one on the right is wierd too. You can see the one on the left is out of place and won't go back. If someone could please link me a replacement or how to fix it.

Thanks for all your time and consideration... hope you guys can help - Thanks

P.S. It's a late 2011 Mac book Pro core i5 2.4ghz (I think) and yes I know I uprgaded the ram but niether of them work, I bought the after market ram thinking it will fix it but it doesn't.

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.5), Ram clips broke

Posted on Mar 15, 2013 4:29 PM

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 15, 2013 4:43 PM in response to ntdinaso

Check the iFixit and Powerbookmedic websites for parts and assembly instructions.

Ciao.

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Shootist007

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Mar 15, 2013 4:51 PM in response to ntdinaso

Are you sure the RAM is seated all the way into the slot? IIRC you shouldn't see the gold contacts when it is seated all the way and then the clips will lock it down. If it isn't seated all the way the clips are always pushed out slightly and will never lock into the recesses on the RAM modules.

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ntdinaso Author

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Mar 15, 2013 4:55 PM in response to Shootist007

Yes I know this picture was taken at a weird angle but it is seated fine the litelst bit of pressure pops it out because the clips do not hold it.

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ntdinaso Author

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Mar 15, 2013 5:02 PM in response to OGELTHORPE

Niether site had what i was looking for or I just missed it

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Shootist007

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Mar 15, 2013 5:14 PM in response to ntdinaso

Then you may need to wedge something behind the clips so they don't spring back out. Now I must say something. Apple uses the cheapest RAM slots. Most other notebook makes have metal clips on the RAM slots. My Dell E6420 does and it cost half of what my Mac cost.

Good Luck & Best Wishes

ntdinaso wrote:

Yes I know this picture was taken at a weird angle but it is seated fine the litelst bit of pressure pops it out because the clips do not hold it.

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OGELTHORPE

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Mar 16, 2013 3:04 AM in response to ntdinaso

Bring it to a Apple store and get a free evaluation regarding the problem. Perhaps the repair may not be expensive? If not, then at least you will have an idea what your options are.

Ciao.

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Shootist007

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Mar 16, 2013 3:08 AM in response to ntdinaso

Ogelthorpe suggestion is a good one but the RAM slots are soldered to the Logic board so for any fix the complete Logic board will need to be changed. That is unless you can find the part and a repair center that can do the De-soldering and re-soldering without damaging any other parts of the logic board.

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Mar 16, 2013 7:17 AM in response to ntdinaso

ntdinaso wrote:

Yes I know this picture was taken at a weird angle but it is seated fine the litelst bit of pressure pops it out because the clips do not hold it.

I don't think the picture's angle is the issue; the gold contact end is further in on the right side than the left, and in my very limited experience, the DIMM needs to be fully seated before the latches will latch. Something may be keeping the DIMM from seating completely, but I'd suggest checking that first. I think Shootist007 is correct.

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