Howdy,
Today I just got coppermine Pentium 3 1ghz to upgrade from my old 667mhz Pentium 3, however when I try to insert my new cpu onto my socket it won't fit. Weird? I checked the manual and it said it is compatible with my 1ghz Pentium 3? On the picture the left one is the new 1ghz processor and the right is the old one
There are bent pins on the CPU on the left (in the first photo showing the pins).
Too lazy to mark on photo, but:
2nd row from right, 6th pin from top is bent
4th row from right, 3rd pin from top is bent
16th row from the right, 3rd pin from top is bent
upon first inspection.
Straighten any bent pins and reinstall.
Socket 370 is a lot less forgiving than Socket 7 for slightly bent pins so you have to be thorough.
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So you were talking about those pins right?
argh I'm too scared to mess with these pins since I don't have the right tool to do it. I thought ebay seller said they're all working oob 😒
Yeah, it is much less noticeable from the top-dowh photo but from an angle you can see they are slightly bent left or right. You don't need a 'tool' to do the job, just get a modeling knife and use the blade to make sure every pin on every row horizontally and vertically are parallel to each other. After some work, and maybe a bit of wiggling you should be able to get it into the socket. Once you do, just lower and raise the CPU socket lever a couple of times, that should help straighten them further.
Also, not all sockets are as tight; try mounting it in another Socket 370 motherboard and see if it fits there. If it does, try the trick I noted above, and retry the CUV2-C afterwards.
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Well, I tried to bend it with my credit card (Heard it also works too) and it still doesn't fit. also I realized the bent parts actually fit but the another half of my cpu won't (see picture, it doesn't fit and you can see the pins there) also I think it's already aligned perfectly as my eyes telling me
wrote:Well, I tried to bend it with my credit card (Heard it also works too) and it still doesn't fit. also I realized the bent parts actually fit but the another half of my cpu won't (see picture, it doesn't fit and you can see the pins there)
Check the pins along that edge for bents. Then try to mount the cpu by wiggling that edge into the socket first.
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EDIT: IT'S WORKING NOW, I JUST HAD TO PUT THAT PROBLEMATIC SIDE FIRST, oh well I'm an actual idiot. Thank you for the help! 🤣
