[kwlug-disc] OT: Hardware question (hypothetical)

[john at netdirect.ca]

Which CPUs have pins now? All the ones I see now are solder balls. The cpu sockets have somthing like pins. They can be easily damaged by running a finger over them. 

I've straigthened pins on ols CPUs before. I used a knife edge and very carefully pushed tham back into place. In my case there was one or two. 


John Van Ostrand CTO, co-CEO
Net Direct Inc
564 Weber St. N. Unit 12
Waterloo, ON N2L 5C6
Ph: 519-883-1172 x5102
Ph: 866-883-1172 x5102
Fx: 519-883-8533


----- Original Message -----
From: "Insurance Squared Inc." [gcooke at insurancesquared.com]
Sent: 08/25/2009 08:42 AM AST
To: KWLUG discussion <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org>
Subject: [kwlug-disc] OT: Hardware question (hypothetical)



If a 'friend of mine' pulled a homer simpson and bent some pins on a 
cpu, is it toast?  or are there reasonable methods to straighten the 
pins on a cpu to get it back to working condition?




_______________________________________________
kwlug-disc_kwlug.org mailing list
kwlug-disc_kwlug.org at kwlug.org
http://astoria.ccjclearline.com/mailman/listinfo/kwlug-disc_kwlug.org