Hey all,
My name's Todd, and I've got some CPU chip questions for you. I have a Compaq Armada 3500 laptop which has a Pentium II CPU and recently it seems to be giving me trouble. I know it's seen better days and gotten A LOT OF USE so I think it might be starting to go (a small part of the CPU is burnt).
I'm not sure if you're familiar with older Compaq architecture, but the CPU and processor chips are hardwired and soldered into a CPU card and then the CPU card can be taken out. Many manufacturers use this method too but my CPU card is very specific to the laptop brand. So I'm asking, if I were to replace the CPU, how would I go about doing it? Not the CPU card, just the CPU. Is there a way to melt the connections to the CPU from the bottom and then slip the CPU off the top?
Thanks very much! If you don't know what I mean or are unclear, just let me know and I can post pictures too.
--Todd
My name's Todd, and I've got some CPU chip questions for you. I have a Compaq Armada 3500 laptop which has a Pentium II CPU and recently it seems to be giving me trouble. I know it's seen better days and gotten A LOT OF USE so I think it might be starting to go (a small part of the CPU is burnt).
I'm not sure if you're familiar with older Compaq architecture, but the CPU and processor chips are hardwired and soldered into a CPU card and then the CPU card can be taken out. Many manufacturers use this method too but my CPU card is very specific to the laptop brand. So I'm asking, if I were to replace the CPU, how would I go about doing it? Not the CPU card, just the CPU. Is there a way to melt the connections to the CPU from the bottom and then slip the CPU off the top?
Thanks very much! If you don't know what I mean or are unclear, just let me know and I can post pictures too.
--Todd