broken pin :(

[MatrixVPR]

Just got a P4 3.2 prescott and i broke the pin. Is there a way to soder it back on?

 

[Carrot44]

No!

 

[imported_Nail]

:roll:

 

[sao123]

your screwed.

 

[imported_Nail]

You could try inserting the pin into the socket first and having the processor press down on it.

Or use silver welding solder.

 

[blahblah99]

If you're lucky you may have just broke a power or ground pin and IT MIGHT, but verify with the datasheet first.

 

[imported_Nail]

If you're lucky you may have just broke a power or ground pin and IT MIGHT, but verify with the datasheet first.

Or maybe it was just the "extra" pin they put on every chip. :roll:

 

[Painkiller]

Same thing happened to me but I got around it. I found the corresponding hole on the socket and made a makeshift pin with an 90 degree bend near the end. That way it doesn't fall in the hole and provides pressure so that it makes good contact with the processor. Don't make the 90 bend too big as it might short out the other pins. To make the makeshift pin I used an old network card laying around. The solid wires that make contact with the network cable plug are perfect in size and strength. Good luck.

Painkiller

 

[blahblah99]

Originally posted by: Nail

If you're lucky you may have just broke a power or ground pin and IT MIGHT, but verify with the datasheet first.

Or maybe it was just the "extra" pin they put on every chip. :roll:

There's a 0.999999999[r] chance that you'll need that pin, but since 0.999999999[r] != 1, there's that slight possibility that it'll work with the pin broken!

 

[glugglug]

Originally posted by: Nail

If you're lucky you may have just broke a power or ground pin and IT MIGHT, but verify with the datasheet first.

Or maybe it was just the "extra" pin they put on every chip. :roll:

I know you're joking, but think about this:

The address bus is the same width as it was on Socket 370.
The data bus is the same width as it was on Socket 370.

The same other busses need to be supported by the northbridge. There is seriously no "need" for more than 370 pins except on AMD64 procs with the built-in memory controller other than additional power pins.

775 pins is actually enough for full redundancy and then some.

<tinfoil hat>This must all be part of Intel's new plan to overcome the fragility of the socket when you are sticking something on with a 2 lb heatsink.</tinfoil hat>

 

[CTho9305]

According to the datasheet, 499 of the 755 "lands" are power (about half are power, and half ground). If they're all shorted internally, and there isn't a lot of IR drop between the pins, it's entirely possible the CPU works.

 

[cy7878]

can't you call the manufacture to see about getting a replacement? be honest and explain that you broke the pin, see what they say. It costed you a lot, it will cost them very little to replace the chip. Most of the cost of buying a cpu is R&amp;D and not manufacturing.

 

[SuperTool]

Originally posted by: cy7878
can't you call the manufacture to see about getting a replacement? be honest and explain that you broke the pin, see what they say. It costed you a lot, it will cost them very little to replace the chip. Most of the cost of buying a cpu is R&amp;D and not manufacturing.

That depends on the volume. I would guess P4 cost is mostly manufacturing. However, they may replace it for free anyways.
Did you break the pin or bend it? Also, if it's a power pin, it may work OK.

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