Damaged Dimm Slot Pin

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Hello folks,

The other day I took my ram out of my motherboard in order to reconfigure it with new sticks. Previous to this everything was in working order, I was just going to re-order the combined old and new modules. For over an hour i couldn't get it to register all 18GB of ram (3x4 and 3x2 Same model, Same Manufacturer) I stopped when I got frustrated, I would always register 12GB on POST.

I took a look at the motherboard with all of the ram out and realized a pin was missing in Bank 2, on slot 1. I understand that the pins are soldered on from the bottom of the motherboard but I wouldn't have the slightest idea where to get a replacement pin. What does one do in order to replace a dimm slot pin?

The motherboard in Question is an ASUS Rampage II Gene and the memory i took out was the original G.Skill Trident PC-16000 9-9-9-24 3x2GB kit so I haven't been in there poking around damaging anything. The funny thing is the missing pin was one of the Dimm slots in use and I never had an issue before removing the Dimms.
 
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I had hopes that it would just be NC but your description has eliminated that.....

Unfortunately, we do not have to "do anything" to have things break these days. Things quite often break on their own as it is. We just facilitate that process via planned obsolesence, cheap components, poor designs, limited QA, etc..

As for a replacement pin you may be able to salvage a pin from another old motherboard or some other component.

Presuming you are inclined to do so, desolder a few pins if necessary.

The real difficult part will be getting the pin into place especially if soldering is needed. That would be risky and require some serious board level soldering skills. You could practice a bit on the source of any replacement pins...
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If the top left pin is Pin 1 then it is either Pin 7 or pin 9. All of the other slot have a pin in that position and also when I return it to its original configuration, any dimm in that slot is not recgognized
 
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I had hopes that it would just be NC but your description has eliminated that.....

Unfortunately, we do not have to "do anything" to have things break these days. Things quite often break on their own as it is. We just facilitate that process via planned obsolesence, cheap components, poor designs, limited QA, etc..

As for a replacement pin you may be able to salvage a pin from another old motherboard or some other component.

Presuming you are inclined to do so, desolder a few pins if necessary.

The real difficult part will be getting the pin into place especially if soldering is needed. That would be risky and require some serious board level soldering skills. You could practice a bit on the source of any replacement pins.

I have seen conductive "glues" such as this product:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PincfIdbVg

However, full disclosure, I have not worked with such products and I obviously cannot see inside your motherboard to see how viable the product could be for you. Still I felt it best to point out the option.

You, however, may recognize a way to make the glue work. Or someone else here can offer other suggestions.
 
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