slippery screwdrivers and heat sinks.

[four4875]

well as i was putting the heat sink back on my CPU in my server, i had a catastrophe. slippery screw driver and 3 cut traces. so after i eat my spaghetti-Os, i will head back up there to take the system apart and pop out the mobo tray. i will attempt to use a technique using a razor blade to keep the solder from running to solder the traces back. wish me luck, and if all goes well, i will have pics hosted on the server, and a step by step guide. and the microwave is beeping, so i'll hopefully post back here later.

[Krzysd]

you crazy mofo, lol, good luck, hope it works if not RMA it if you can :)

[CrashOveride]

You can eat at a time like this?

lol I practicly hyperventilate when I kill somthing (only happend once but though I have been close lots of times), but that is probably just cuz I can almost never afford a new mobo or other piece of Hardware.

I am really curious to see how this repair works out.

[four4875]

i got tired of lookin at the board after the soldering iron burned my fragile little finger. razor blade heats up, need to add solder, and hold the iron. and i only have 2 hands... :-| and i did it yesterday, was ****ed and didnt even go into my room till i was goin to sleep. didnt wanna look at the antec containing the dead asus, and the dead socket 7 board (the one i am attempting to fix) and with bein able to afford new hardware, i quit my job earlier today. i had to take a break. and i love spaghettios, too :-)

[drewthomas14]

Originally posted by CrashOveride
You can eat at a time like this?

lol I practicly hyperventilate when I kill somthing (only happend once but though I have been close lots of times), but that is probably just cuz I can almost never afford a new mobo or other piece of Hardware.

I am really curious to see how this repair works out.
lol. same here. i get so ****ed when i break something or it's doa.

[four4875]

i dont get ****ed, i get like depressed sorta, and go outside or somethin. thats what i did the day it died. and after burnin myself a few times, i gave up on the board. it's only a socket 7 board.. lol. i need to pick up another from SOMWHERE. or not have a server runnin any more. and my main system has been dyin alot lately. between the A7N8X dying, my 2100 and a few other things, i've just gotten numb of it. now that im thinkin of it, ima go check the mail for my BIOS chip for the asus.