Power surge killed ram

hi all
i got a mac mini from santa but unfortunately
a recent power surge has killed my ram is it covered in the warranty ?
and if it is would i be able to order it as a diy repair because living in scotland i have no local store to pop round to
thanks

Welcome to the Apple discussion forums.
There are some helpful aids to help you decide if you want to tackle the memory replacement. OWC has video's on replacing memory for both PPC and Intel mini's at http://eshop.macsales.com/tech_center/index.cfm?page=Video/directory.html There's also a good pictoral step-by-step for RAM on a PPC mini at http://www.ifixit.com/Guide/82.13.0.html
Use either the same brand memory that's in it today, or stick with memory from Crucial, Kingston (not valueram), or Samsung. Although I haven't used them, Hynix memory is supposed to work, too. You can scan the discussion groups for other brands, too.
And...isn't hindsight wonderful... buy a power surge strip...

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