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Cyrix 6x86MX PR 266 with a missing pin

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First post, by Deksor

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Hi everyone. I just got a motherboard (with tons of hardware), and this one came with a Cyrix 6x86MX PR266. The motherboard seems fine, but the CPU has a missing pin ... Is that normal on 6x86MX ? if not, does it matter ?

According to the diagram, the missing pin corresponds to one of the "VCC2" pins

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Since there are multiple "VCC2" pins on the socket, does it matter if one of them is broken ?

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Reply 1 of 3, by Thandor

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There should be a pin at that spot. You can try soldering a new pin in place. As you mentioned, it might also work without it; I've ran several CPU's with a pin missing that just ran fine.

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Reply 2 of 3, by lazibayer

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I reckon there is a good chance that the CPU will still work, unless the missing pin isn't the only issue.
If it's too hard to solder a pin you can solder a wire from the broken pin to a nearby good one.

Reply 3 of 3, by feipoa

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Aren't all Vcc pins connected internally to each other? Same goes for Vss pins? I haven't checked enough CPUs to make a general statement in this regard, but I recall checking a few.

On the other hand, I broke a GND pin off of a chipset and not all the GND pins were connected internally. SO...

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