At 9:26 AM -0500 11/25/2009, Dwight Hines wrote: >It is irritating because I got to the airport/blue card that was >causing the kernel panics and got it out and then noticed that I had >pulled the socket right off the board when unhooking it. > >So, from just a few minutes surfing, it appears people want megabucks >for working logic boards, even if the boards are used. > >Does anyone have a hack or a suggestion (other than soldering which >want work because of the way all four zillion pins broke at the board >surface)?
If the pins are broken off the socket, then the socket must be replaced. No soldering repair will ever make it run properly at the speeds it needs. If the pins are lodged in the PCB then they have to painstakingly removed, with a soldering iron and a pin (push tool), one or a few at a time. ug. Lotta work. An iBook G4 is such a nice machine. I'd set it aside for now; take your time. Keep your eye out for a reasonably priced replacement motherboard or a whole machine broken for some other reason, so you can do transplant surgery. Craigslist, eBay, LEM Swap, etc. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
