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Offline Oldsmobile_MikeTopic starter

Removing Agnus chip, what a %#$%!
« on: April 03, 2013, 06:13:34 PM »
Got a Megachip recently from a seller on Amibay, also picked up one of those cheap-o PLCC extractor tools.  Was super-excited to put it in but that darn tool wouldn't work worth a %#% - just kept slipping out and scratching the top of the chip, or making awful crunching sounds when I'd try to squeeze it in around the edges.  :(  Finally gave up on that, pulled the motherboard, flipped it over, stuck a driver in those two little holes and tapped it with a hammer till Agnus popped out.  Little did I know that those two holes didn't actually line up perfectly with the holes in the socket so I wound up chipping the base of the socket, but it seems like minor damage and the Megachip went in fine and works great with no issues.  PLCC - what a terrible design, however!  :(
« Last Edit: April 03, 2013, 06:28:11 PM by Oldsmobile_Mike »
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