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*Look up the motherboard user manual for the appropriate CPU to use. A library of motherboard manuals is usually kept on the Advanced Testing research laptop. If the manual does not exist, perform an internet search to find one and save it to the appropriate folder on the laptop (this should be obvious when you open up the mobo folder). | *Look up the motherboard user manual for the appropriate CPU to use. A library of motherboard manuals is usually kept on the Advanced Testing research laptop. If the manual does not exist, perform an internet search to find one and save it to the appropriate folder on the laptop (this should be obvious when you open up the mobo folder). | ||
*Start with either the slowest speed CPU we have in stock for this socket type, or one which is recommended in the user manual. | *Start with either the slowest speed CPU we have in stock for this socket type, or one which is recommended in the user manual. | ||
− | *If the motherboard eventually passes all tests, then try higher speed processors in the motherboard. This intent, here, is to provide the Freegeek store with a motherboard with the highest speed processor it can handle. | + | *If the motherboard eventually passes all tests, then try higher speed processors in the motherboard. This intent, here, is to provide the Freegeek store with a motherboard with the highest speed processor it can handle. This makes it more 'sellable'. |
+ | |Installing a processor in the CPU socket ||'''BE CAREFUL''' Processor pins are gold alloy and bend easily. Use the standard practice for inserting CPU's in the motherboard socket as recommended in the user manual. | ||
+ | *If you bend a pin or pins, you can use a 0.5 mm mechanical pencil and magnifying lens to right the bent pins. If you snap off any of the processor pins, recycle the processor. Each pin is required for proper functioning of the CPU. If you bend the pins on a processor that '''HAS''' no pins, then you are obviously from a different universe than the one we, at Freegeek, are used to. Don't expect help there. | ||
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+ | |Installing '''THERMAL''' grease on a processor||Use only enough thermal grease on the top surface of the processor to provide a thin film coating. Yes, I said '''TOP''' surface...putting grease on the pins of the processor generates a large quantity of laughter and endless chastisement from your co-workers. The thermal grease film provides a more efficient transfer of heat from the processor to the heatsink. Applying too much thermal grease defeats the purpose and, instead, becomes a thermal '''barrier''' that traps heat in the CPU causing premature failure. | ||
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Revision as of 13:04, 27 May 2010
Motherboard Testing
Tex 20:37, 26 May 2010 (UTC)
There are a multitude of items to check in motherboard testing. This is not for the faint of heart. Lose hope all yea who enter here.
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