I salvaged a few important pieces from a fairly old computer before it was thrown out, including the CPU. I'm fairly sure it's somewhere along the lines of a PII 333 or so, but I can't really figure it out since the heatsink seems pretty much permanently stuck to the CPU itself.
Looking on the bottom of the CPU, about a dozen of the pins are bent one way or another. Nothing too serious; at most, about 40° off vertical. They all seem intact, just slightly bent. So, should I want to use the CPU for a tiny server or something else useless, would it be ok? Or are bent pins a R.I.P sign of a CPU?
P.S. - I'll add this here, just because it's easier. Anyone know a way of finding out the speed and size of some RAM chips I salvaged as well? The only thing I can find on the pieces is the manufacturer (Texas Instruments) and where it was made (Singapore).
Looking on the bottom of the CPU, about a dozen of the pins are bent one way or another. Nothing too serious; at most, about 40° off vertical. They all seem intact, just slightly bent. So, should I want to use the CPU for a tiny server or something else useless, would it be ok? Or are bent pins a R.I.P sign of a CPU?
P.S. - I'll add this here, just because it's easier. Anyone know a way of finding out the speed and size of some RAM chips I salvaged as well? The only thing I can find on the pieces is the manufacturer (Texas Instruments) and where it was made (Singapore).
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