By Peter Project
Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:32 pm
I recently upgraded to a 2kXL from a 2k. I swapped my memory out from my classic and it froze up on "scanning memory", so I took it to an electronics store and tried every single brand of memory they had, and it kept freezing up on "scanning memory" at which point I figured out it was the MPC.
The pins that hold the memory in place over time can get dirty, and often lose their spring so they aren't making a firm contact with the RAM.
First take out the memory. Then clean the RAM connectors with a Q-Tip and a tiny bit of alcohol (isopropanol not Hennessy)
Then take a small pin, and CAREFULLY push the tiny 72 gold pins so they bend back into the center. DONT FORCE THEM. just a little nudge. If you break one or mess it up. You just broke your mpc, and it's your fault, not mine! Seriously, just 1/8 of a millimeter (That's metric for really really short folks).
Then your ram should sit in nice and tight. Be careful putting the RAM back in because if you bent the pins too far you risk crushing them down. So just slide it back in.
I took my whole main board out to do this, but I doubt you have to.
Similarly, this is exactly how to fix old Nintendos that flash blue on boot up too!
Do this at your own risk. I'm a nerd that takes his stuff apart for fun.
-P
The pins that hold the memory in place over time can get dirty, and often lose their spring so they aren't making a firm contact with the RAM.
First take out the memory. Then clean the RAM connectors with a Q-Tip and a tiny bit of alcohol (isopropanol not Hennessy)
Then take a small pin, and CAREFULLY push the tiny 72 gold pins so they bend back into the center. DONT FORCE THEM. just a little nudge. If you break one or mess it up. You just broke your mpc, and it's your fault, not mine! Seriously, just 1/8 of a millimeter (That's metric for really really short folks).
Then your ram should sit in nice and tight. Be careful putting the RAM back in because if you bent the pins too far you risk crushing them down. So just slide it back in.
I took my whole main board out to do this, but I doubt you have to.
Similarly, this is exactly how to fix old Nintendos that flash blue on boot up too!
Do this at your own risk. I'm a nerd that takes his stuff apart for fun.
-P