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Andy Cuffe
 
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Default resoldering a pin on a pentium cpu??

On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:23:25 -0600, Dilligaf
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I've got a socket 370 PIII chipset that had one of the pin separate.
Anyone here had experience in re-attaching these.


As others have said, if it's working, you should leave it alone.
Chances are good that it's a power or ground pin. It could also be a
pin that's not needed on that CPU (eg. a multiplier pin that's set to
open circuit for that speed CPU). It is possible to solder these pins
back on, but it's not something for a beginner. If you get any nearby
pins hot, they will fall off and a solder splash would be almost
impossible to clean up.
Andy Cuffe