August 29, 201015 yr Hey all, ugh my mood just got killed... I took a look at my Mobo that i was planning on attaching to the wall (im the thread about building a computer on a wall) And i noticed that these.. *wires* lets call them... Are bent out of shape on this chip, and one of them is even broken. I have a feeling my Mobo is Dead X( Is it? (view full size)
August 29, 201015 yr It is possible for chips to have unused or duplicate pins. I have no idea if this is the case here, what is the chip?
August 29, 201015 yr Author It is possible for chips to have unused or duplicate pins. I have no idea if this is the case here, what is the chip? Dunno what the chip is, but here"s what it says SMsCLPC47M172-NRD0338-A95628H115681CAMERICA MEGATRENDS And also, i dont really see any connections (those greens lines embedded in sillicon boards in electronics) branching off from it.. but :S
August 29, 201015 yr Try using it? That really is the only way to see if it works... Just plug in basic parts and see if it will even POST.
August 29, 201015 yr Author Soldering the broken pin might work. The bent ones shouldn't be a problem. No chance in heck i could sauder that. Its about as thick as 2 human hairs :S If i tried, i would just end up saudering them all together.
August 29, 201015 yr Soldering the broken pin might work. The bent ones shouldn't be a problem. No chance in heck i could sauder that. Its about as thick as 2 human hairs :S If i tried, i would just end up saudering them all together. Like I, and someone else, has already said, did you try to run a build, or even POST with that MoBo?
August 31, 201015 yr First off, you need to check if it will post just quickly put it together and see what happens. Even if it posts.. it could do a specific task that posting doesn't require it to do so much around until you feel happy. - If you're unlucky and it does not work then you will have to solder it back on the bent ones should be fine, as people have said. I know it's extremely small I have seen the connections before.. but if your mobo is dead it cant do much harm in trying... I would try and find something to put over the other pins that would stop solder sticking to them.. and maybe just use a long wire to connect the two points instead of trying to bridge that little gap..
September 1, 201015 yr First, test the board. If you did not snap the pin yourself it may simply be an unused pin. If the pin is needed, then you are a little less lucky. A quick google search revealed that American Megatrends is in the business of making BIOS chips and SMSC is a contract manufacturer of silicon, so the chip is not optional - you need it for the computer to function properly. Such small soldering jobs are rather difficult, you may wish to see if a local electronics fabrication business may be able to help you (regular soldering irons nearly always mess up on such small jobs.)
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