Removing Agnus chip, what a %#$%!

[bbond007]

Screwdrivers and PLCC sockets don't mix. You're lucky you didn't split the corners.

If you go split the corners you can repair the damage with 4 small wire ties.  Connect them together to form a square. Slip that over the Agnus and then tighten the ends. Put a small dab of superglue on each corner to make it impossible for ties to pop off.

I did that to my A500 that I damaged and another A2000 MB that someone gave me.

[bbond007]

Done - just 2 ties...

The reason why I suggested 4 was so that they would come together to form the corners...

Actually I think I'm using the wrong term... zip-ties are what I'm thinking of...

Lol, clever idea.  Personally I prefer to replace the socket.  I've spares if anyone wants to replace theirs.

Obviously that is the proper way to fix it, but if you ham-fisted enough to break the PLCC socket then you might be better off doing the zip-tie fix.

[bbond007]

Don't just jump in an try to do mods. Get practice on electronic kits.
When something was not going right you should have waited. I can gaurantee you that trying to rush an upgrade will result in something broken.
My recent strategy for unknown equipment was to pull everything apart and then reassemble it, without changing anything.

I don't know if they make an agnus upgrade practice kit...

Also, if my memory serves right, I had just broken the A500 with a screwdriver so I knew how delicate those sockets were. When I upgraded the 2000 I made a tool to extract the chip and that was a success, but that A2000 was extremely brittle and faded (like the MB sat open in the sun for years or something) and the stupid thing cracked on install.