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Re: Port users

A family computer back in the day would have probably used most of the ports. Probably the serial ports and maybe a line in on the sound card would have gone unused. I remember by the late 1990s, we had to buy USB hubs because it was still common to only have 2 USB ports.

Re: Is my CPU done for?

TLDR: install the CPU properly and try to run it. If it works, you didn't fry it. If it doesn't work, you might have fried it. Those pads are to assist with the force distribution when you are installing a heatsink. Chipping CPUs when installing a heatsink was a problem in those days. Once the …

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