PcBytes wrote on Yesterday, 18:17:

myne wrote on Yesterday, 17:05:

PcBytes wrote on Yesterday, 12:58:

Thanks! I got it to work with a mild 365*C reflow on the southbridge. No preheating as I don't have one nor the means to get/DIY one.

Nice! All good now?

Pre heating is recommended because spot heat can warp a board pretty severely. I tried to replace an lga socket once without one and the board bowed easily 3cm

Yeah, all is working now. Tested IDE ports as well to make sure they both register, and they do. Will install 98 or 2k with a GF256 and see what scores do I get 🤣.

I didn't get any warping. Not sure but maybe the nozzle size helped?

Probably other rigid things like isa/pci slots held it.

Found some cheap goodies from Wallapop.

A nice Texas instruments TX486DLC/E @ 40mhz for the low price of 6€ (seller's photo):

Next, a PCchips M326 V5.2, a very late 386 DX motherboard. The date on the stickers puts it in October 1994. Had the obligatory "varta" plague, but , not being a true Varta it did minimal damage. Couldn't resist the temptation @35€, a somewhat reasonable price for a speedy 386 MB.

At last a key pad for my Zx Spectrum 128K that I was still missing in my collection, a bit on the expensive @30€, but they are hard to find: