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- From: unruh@physics.ubc.ca (William Unruh)
- Subject: Re: SUMMARY: WANTED: SIMM extraction tool
- Message-ID: <unruh.714174140@physics.ubc.ca>
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- Organization: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
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- Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 21:42:20 GMT
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- greg@iphasew.com (Greg Bulman) writes:
-
-
- >>I need to remove some SIMMs from some of our Sun CPU boards. I do not have
- >>a Sun supplied SIMM extractor but obviously I need one. The part number
- >>is 345-1131-01. I hate to go thru the hassle of getting a P.O., ordering,
-
- >========== Included Message ==============================================
- >I've always thought the Sun simm-extractor tool was totally
- >useless -- it's just a hooked piece of wire, and I've actually
- >managed to un-bend the hook when trying to remove a stubborn
- >SIMM. My tool of choice is a right-angle hex wrench of the
- >size that fits a Sun VME-board hex screw. Sun used to ship
- >them with all field-installable VME boards.
- >
- ...
- >Hold the hex wrench by the long end, fit the tip of the short end
- >into the little hole in the edge of the SIMM you're extracting,
- >brace the corner against the SIMM socket. If it's the first SIMM
- >in the bank, go at it from behind...if it's the last, go from the
- >front. Gently pry the edge of the SIMM free of the socket. Do
- >both sides, then you should be able to lift the SIMM out easily.
- >
- >If my description doesn't help you, just imagine you're using the
- >hex wrench as if it were a tiny crowbar.
- >
-
- Actually, I've found that the tip of a ball point pen (eg, Staedtler
- Stick- metal point-solid- Don't use a retractable ballpoint- they're too
- flimsy) works fine- just stick it in the hole and pry
- down a bit until the sSimm releases- do it on both sides and pull out.
- The lever point tends to be close to the chip, unlike the Hex wrench,
- and gives good leverage and not much motion of the point- just enough to
- release, so you can't do damage as it releases.
- Bill Unruh
- unruh@physics.ubc.ca
-