Will a p3 run with a missing pin?

[kp1126]

I just bought a p3 800 off some guy in the For Sale forum. He did say that he couldn't get the chip to run at its full rated speed, but never mentioned there was a missing pin. Any chance of this chip working?

 

[SonicTron]

Yes, depending on which pin it was, of course.

Some pins are just used for ground, but arent actually connected to / used on the chip. Or something like that heheh. I guess that you should just try it, unless you plan on identifying which pin it was.

 

[kp1126]

with the two purposely missing pins on the bottom, its the top left corner pin that is missing. hope that makes sense.

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[Jwyatt]

For some reason i thought the p3 with missing pins were mobile cpus. Not 1000% sure though