Missing pin on my Pentium 3 (ignne#)

[imported_squire]

I noticed that my old pentium 3 cpu was missing a pin called ignne#.

What is this pin and should I worry?

Intel website described the pin as a IGNNE# - Asynch GTL+ Input. I have no idea what that means...

 

[SickBeast]

It sounds serious.

You can maybe solder a new pin on there if you're skilled enough. A piece of wire might do the trick.

 

[Corporate Thug]

if its a ground pin, then it will likely still work

 

[AkumaX]

just try it

i had a 1.6a w/ 3 missing pins, it still booted and is working @ 2.133ghz

 

[Corporate Thug]

ahhhh the classic 1.6a

i miss those days

 

[dmens]

Ignne is a legacy pin: IGNNE# (Ignore Numeric Error) is asserted to force the processor to ignore a numeric error and continue to execute noncontrol floating-point instructions.

Not even sure if it is still used. Missing pin means it is off, so unless you are running strange test code that wants to hit this condition and keep executing, shouldn't be a problem, imo.

 

[fluxquantum]

i have an old pentium 4 1.6a overclocked to 2.1 GHz with one pin that snapped off. it's running as a server and has been fine for almost 3 years now. i guess it depends on what pin(s) were broken off.

 

[imported_squire]

Originally posted by: dmens
Ignne is a legacy pin: IGNNE# (Ignore Numeric Error) is asserted to force the processor to ignore a numeric error and continue to execute noncontrol floating-point instructions.

Not even sure if it is still used. Missing pin means it is off, so unless you are running strange test code that wants to hit this condition and keep executing, shouldn't be a problem, imo.

Thanks demens!
Exactly the info I was looking for.

I searched all over google and intel and found absolutely no information on what this pin actually does so far.

So hmm... I guess I don't have to worry about that pin anymore.

 

[dexvx]

The majority of pins are just for grounding purposes. So it will most likely work.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: dexvx
The majority of pins are just for grounding purposes.

Or for power (opposite of grounding). Most CPUs have a bunch of both, and a few missing shouldn't hurt too much for default clocks. My thinking is that it may affect overclocking, but I don't have any proof beyond general reasoning.