Re(2): [SunRescue] CPU switching

[Christopher Drelich]

A hammer worked for me, YMMV.
Chris

On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Tim Hauber wrote:

> rescue at sunhelp.org,Internet writes:
> >It is not a ZIF-socket, more alike a MIF-socket (Maximum Insertion
> >Force, IMO) or whatever others call - a usual "PGA-socket". Think of it
> >like a ZIF socket without that pull-arm and just straight holes in it.
> >The thing that bothers me is the fact that it could be some tin left on
> >those pins and with such a low tolerance involved here, it could cause
> >me more trouble.
> 
> Just for reference, the Intel 486 in a standard PGA socket required 60 lBs
> of pressure (approx. 27.25 kG) to seat, and the original Pentium chip
> required 100 lBs (approx 45.5 kG).  I would be afraid of tinned pins
> causing certain pins to go easier than others, and actually breaking the
> chip, or getting it partway in and not being able to move it in either
> direction.  If you give it a shot, definitely do it with the motherboard
> out of the case and firmly supported directly under the socket.
> 
> Tim
> 
> "The Microsoft Virtual Machine is no longer supported by Microsoft."
> http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ie/ie45faq.htm
> hmmm....
> 
> 
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