? Safely remove heatspreader

[musicman_ace]

I have a 512MB stick of Crucial DDR that no longer passes memtest. I tried to remove the heat spreader, but the two-sided thermal tape is pretty powerful. Does anyone have an idea of how to get it apart so I can RMA the memory back to Crucial??

Thanks

 

[magnuspah]

Try freezing the ram. That should help with the adhesives. Make sure eveything is dry afterwards.

 

[Tiny]

Try freezing the ram. That should help with the adhesives. Make sure eveything is dry afterwards.

that is why you put it in a ziplock bag first.

 

[(cf)Eclipse]

that is why you put it in a ziplock bag first.

if it's cold when you take it out, condensation will be an issue no matter what