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· 3w ago

Reconstructing a Pin on a Pin Grid Array Package https://hackaday.com/2026/09/18/reconstructing-a-pin-on-a-pin-grid-array-package/ #RepairHacks #Retrocomputing #Substrate #Zifsocket

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Reconstructing A Pin On A Pin Grid Array Package

Before moving to land grid array (LGA) packaging whereby each pin on the substrate is just a copper pad, processors commonly used pin grid array (PGA) packaging, including the still highly relevant…

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· 1mo ago

Repairing Traces on a Delidded Pentium III CPU Gone Wrong https://hackaday.com/2026/09/04/repairing-traces-on-a-delidded-pentium-iii-cpu-gone-wrong/ #Computerhacks #RepairHacks #Pentium #Substrate

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Repairing Traces On A Delidded Pentium III CPU Gone Wrong

Delidding a CPU involves removing the integrated heat spreader (IHS) that’s put over the bare die and the substrate that it is mounted on. The reason for this is usually to improve cooling pe…

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