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by mwatson1

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I sure hope someone can help.
I have a mobo thats three days old and my help
pulled off the zif connector removing the CPU fan.
when he put it back on he smashed about thirty pins .......

Where can I get a socketA / Amp socket462
I have founda few places but I have to by them
in large lots.

Any help would be greatly appreciated !!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks Mike

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by thechas

Aside from getting the socket, do you have the tools and skills for this level of soldering?

Most motherboard have 4, 6 or more layers of circuitry.
Any damage to a plated through hole (eyelet) will render the board totally useless!

I work inthe electronics industry, and have access to special soldering tools.
We use a special solder wave to flow all the leads at once when removing sockets like these.

If you do not have the proper tools to desolder the socket, I think that you are just throughing good money after bad attempting to repair this board.

This site:
http://www.circuitnet.com/

Has numerous articles on soldering that may be of assistance.

Chas

by outamyhead

If you have broken the pins on the board then you'd save alot of time and money buying a new board. If your in the United Kingdom try www.DABS.com or www.Microdirect.co.uk (might even be .com if the co.uk doesn't work) not sure about suppliers in the US best to go to the motherboard manufacturer and see if they have any links on their website.

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