Need help with broken pin on new P4 2.8

[ericboo]

My brother broke on pin off when installing a new P4 2.8 and he gave it to me. Anyone have any success in repairing a P4?

It is a shame to throw it out and I could really make use of it.

 

[Duvie]

2 things...

1) test it....I have heard of many who have busted off pins and the cpu still worked...something about not all pins are used or there may be some sort of redunancy...IE a pin you brole off may be necessary to set to a certain vcore...Maybe just that vcore wont work....


2) You could I guess with a very steady hand try to solder it back on....

 

[ericboo]

But what material would I need to replace the broken pin? I am not worried about soldering. I guess I could try the cpu as he did not mention if he did. Amex replaced it under the guarantee.

Ideas as what materials to use or a specfic solder?

 

[mamisano]

Ideas as what materials to use or a specfic solder?

Chance are, if you are asking that question then you should not attempt to solder it yourself.

Try it out the way it is...if it doesn't work it looks like your brother owes you a CPU.

 

[Shimmishim]

darn it...

there's a person that fixes broken pins off of cpu's for a nominal fee..like X dollars for X broken pins and y dollars for y broken pins..

wish i could remember the web address...

but yeah... test it out first... it may work...

 

[ericboo]

If you remember the site for the guy who repairs them, please PM. That would be a great help. I will maybe try the guys who repaired my rear protection tv, as they do all sorts of electronics.

 

[mikela78]

I think you would have to get this repaired professionally. A friend of mine broke a pin off a new socket 7 CPU some years ago. I knew some people at the university physics department laboratories, and I got the electronics shop specialist to resolder the pin. The repair was not entirely successful, and I'm guessing the joint had some impedance that caused reflections at high frequencies. The guy had ben soldering professionally for years, and still couldn't fix it.