[juneau-lug] Re: Cleaning processors

  • From: bdk <bdk@xxxxxxx>
  • To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 07:38:56 -0900

At 18:35 10/27/01 -0800, you wrote:
>I've been replacing Pentium Pro 200 CPUs with Pentium II overdrive chips,
>and now have the problem of safely storing the old Pentium Pros - some
>backing to keep the pins straight and an anti-static bag should do the
>trick.

I've always gotten my chips and stored them with a thin piece of white 
packing foam on the pin side, covering all the pins and a rubber band 
around them. No need to actually try to peirce the foam w/ the pins, just 
press enough to get them set.

>However two of the chips won't separate from their heat sinks - the
>thermal paste has solidified and glued the two parts together.

No idea.. get a chip extractor to pull it away?

-sean


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