Strange socket behavior!

[Crashman]

I was diagnosing a Dell that refused to boot. I know everybody hates Dell, but as usual this Dell was built for reliability and nothing else:
Intel CA810E motherboard
Celeron 700
20GB Seagate hard drive
64MB Samsung 7.5ns SDRAM
Creative SB128

As you can see, low performance parts that are known to last for years without failure. The case is a thin plastic Micro ATX tower and comes with a FULL SIZED power supply, and the board only differentiated from the retail part in that it was configured for Dell's proprietary power.

The thing wouldn't boot. I went through the entire diagnostics process. It all indicated a bad CPU. I pulled the CPU and put in another, it worked. I put the old one back in, it worked too!

This would indicate a poor connection IN THE SOCKET! Never seen that before. I found it so odd I thought I'd post it here for your enjoyment

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[arthurh]

This would indicate a poor connection IN THE SOCKET! Never seen that before. I found it so odd I thought I'd post it here for your enjoyment

Thank you. That may come in handy some day.

 

[Ned_Flanders]

if (enjoyment factor == low){
System.out.println("Boring")
}else{
System.out.println("Cool, I love you crash")
}

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[Ned_Flanders]

btw, that was an odd problem

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[DCB_AU]

Faulty socket/pin clamp or dirt.

I've seen people who should know better touching the CPU pins with there fingers.

Doesn't take much dirt or grease with the low voltages to make a high resistant joint.

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[Crashman]

It's an abandoned PC, so I'm just going to work the clamp a little to make sure the connection is the best possible, then clean up the drive and resell the computer.

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[ChipDeath]

indent your code or You'll give yourself a headache in later life...
<pre>if (enjoyment factor == low)
{
System.out.println("Boring")
}
else
{
System.out.println("Cool, I love you crash")
}</pre><p>
Just makes it easier to read, at a glance...

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