Hi All!
im disassembling 16 PCs. All the motherboards have this chip under a heat sink. What are they? How do I remove them? Should I remove them? FWIW, I plan on selling them on Boardsort or to someone else from here...
thanks!
Brian
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Hi All!
im disassembling 16 PCs. All the motherboards have this chip under a heat sink. What are they? How do I remove them? Should I remove them? FWIW, I plan on selling them on Boardsort or to someone else from here...
thanks!
Brian
"I am created Shiva, the Destroyer; death, the shatterer of worlds. The dead night tiger made whole by the Master of Sinanju. Who is this dog meat that dares challenge me?" -Warren Murphy (my Dad!)
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You can remove them with a heat gun or a sharp chisel.
BGA chips "Ball Grid Array"
On motherboards these are usually the North and South bridge chips.
If you remove them, you will get substantially less for your motherboards.
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And probably get bit by the chisel.Originally Posted by ryanw
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Yep, I popped one off out of curiosity one time and most of the little gold fingers stayed on the board anyway so I got a useless piece of plastic and a sore hand for my troubles.
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yeah, I would say "if it's soldered on, don't remove it" but that really only pertains to motherboards. Other mid-grade boards seem to be different. I had contacted my buyer from here about some mid-grade boards and they said that if I removed copper type items, like relays, it would be considered high mid-grade.
My rule of thumb is if it's soldered, ask before removing. nothing worse than finding out your loosing money while working.
just in my opinion.
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