Re: Intel 865PERL MB Needs recapping

Thanks for your reply,
The CPU and heatsink didn't stick. I found removing the piece that firmly holds the heatsink/fan unit piece onto the plastic piece on the motherboard difficult to detach. There are 4 plastic clips that snap into an indentation. Removing that part is where everything got stuck and bent and wound up breaking the pin.

I'm not sure I understood your response about the processor. I need to ground it? Does that mean I need to solder back the pin or do something else. Sorry for the newbieness I'm planning...

Re: Intel 865PERL MB Needs recapping

Thanks a bundle guys. With so many caps bulging and leaking, intel said it was a no brainer. They are RMAing. I would've never done it b/c of that $25 per incident thing. But they waived it.

I need one final help. I don't understand this PIN placement chart. I don't which view they are looking at it from. I'm attaching a pic of my processor and the link to the tech doc.Can someone please tell me what my broken pin is for? It is the pin in the LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE PICTURE.




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Re: Intel 865PERL MB Needs recapping

Yes. The board is running HN (M) series caps.

Haha. No way. Power was off. Unplugged. I only SPECULATE that I hit the caps with my screwdriver. Even if I did hit a cap, it would not be hard and nor would I have hit more than one.I'm really afraid of harming my system.

I speculate that I hit it because there was no reason for the system to not even power on after my work. I did nothing else that one would consider delterious to the system.
Also if you check the pic, there are a lot of caps busted. I'm starting...

Re: Intel 865PERL MB Needs recapping

Checked like you said. No scratches. I didn't hit the MB with the screwdriver - just the capicitor. I was going sideways not downwards with the screwdriver....

I know nothing about recapping until reading this forum. Please excuse my newbieness. Let me give you a short history of what I did so you can advise me.

During Battlefield 2 games, my computer started just turning off. No blue screen. No lock up. I am not OCing. I run a 2.6 ghz P4 HT with Intel 865PERL mobo.

My heatsink was full of dust so I decided to take it out and clean it up. Removing the heatsink proved much harder than the previus time. I used a screwdriver to pry off the plastic clamps. I must've touched a capacitor. They were right next to it. Its not clear....