Why doesn't anyone talk about RAM slot corrosion on old boards?

I was diagnosing a Dell OptiPlex last Tuesday that kept failing POST with 3 beeps. Turns out the DIMM slots had green crust on the contacts from years in a damp garage, and a light scrub with isopropyl and a toothbrush fixed it in 10 minutes. Has anyone else fixed weird memory errors this way, or do you just trash the board?

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irisg5723d ago

My Dell did the same thing last year, saved it with a toothbrush too!