Swapping the mainboard and CPU out... what do I need to know?

[David Hart]

On Sat, Dec 10, 2005 at 04:00:49AM -0500, Steve wrote:
> Senectus . wrote:
> >I cooked my CPU this morning :-( so I'm swapping the mainboard and CPU
> >out from an A7n8x Asus (nforce2 chipset) and AMD Barton core 2800+,
> >over to an Asus A8v-MX (via K8M800 chipset) and AMD 64 3200+
> >Processor. Am I going to be able to do this without formatting and
> >reinstalling everything?
> >
> >Is there any doco or procedure for a trick like this?
> 
> You might want to google for some pointers, but basically it is very 
> straightforward. Remember to ground yourself.
[snipped some good advice]

It's a good idea to ground the stuff that you're working on as well (so
you're at the same potential).

But, I would _strongly_ recommend using an earthing strap on your body
designed for the job or _don't_ use one at all. 

(If you don't have a proper earth strap, touch yourself to earth just
before you do the job, and then disconnect.)

Well designed earth straps have a high impedence in them so that if
you accidentally come into contact with a high voltage you're a bit
safer.

It's better to fry your (silicon) chips than yourself.

-- 
David Hart <ubuntu at tonix.org>