Re: Zip Chip insertion problems

[david@uow.edu.au (David Wilson)]

supertimer@aol.com (Supertimer) writes:
>Jack Countryman <jcountry@seidata.com> wrote:

>>I was recently given a IIC and an uninstalled Zip Chip.  So, I tried to
>>install the Zip Chip into the IIC.  While the prongs on the chip will
>>start into the holes on the socket, it doesn't seem that the chip seats
>>as far down into the socket as the stock cpu chip.  Its as if the prongs
>>on the Zip Chip are too wide where they come out of the Zip chip, and
>>have been bent in an off-set to line up with the socket holes, which
>>keeps them from seating all the way into the socket.  
>>
>>Has anyone been able to get one of these to work?  Ideas?

>Just push it gently as far as it will go without being overly stressing.
>All ZipChips are this way and it is ok for them to not completely
>seat into the socket.

The Zip Chip pins are also thicker than those on a standard 40 pin DIP.
I did not want to damage my motherboard (//e) socket when I installed my
Zip so I plugged the Zip in a socket and then plugged that socket into
the motherboard. I had no problems with this (although such a combination
might not fit inside a //c).
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David Wilson  School of IT & CS, Uni of Wollongong, Australia  david@uow.edu.au