[SunRescue] Pulling an NVRAM chip

[MikeHebeldruaga at pmail.net]

Unless there's epoxy holding the chip to the board you should just be able
to slide the tip of a small screwdriver under the edge at one end of the
chip.  Then you just carefully pry the chip out of the socket.

If it's truly dead then you only have to be gentle where the board itself is
concerned, you can mangle the chip all you want.

Another method would be to grab the chip at it's sides with a pair of
ordinary pliers and carefully "lean" or tilt the pliers to one side then the
other.  The chip should come out of the socket then due to the flexibility
of the pins.  If the chip does not appear to move then I don't know what to
tell you.  You could always get a chip puller at Rat Shack (Radio Shack).
The cheap ones usually look like this:

                ^
               / \
              /   \
             /     \
            /       \
           /         \
          /           \
          |           |
          --         --

They are actually more "U" shaped but you get the idea.
(IANAAA = I Am Not An ASCII Artist)

Ugly but they work if you're careful.

Hope this helps!

Mike Hebel


-----Original Message-----
From: rescue-admin at sunhelp.org [mailto:rescue-admin at sunhelp.org]On
Behalf Of Stephen Worotynec
Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2000 10:14 AM
To: rescue at sunhelp.org
Subject: [SunRescue] Pulling an NVRAM chip



Hello,

Is there a recommended method for pulling an NVRAM chip out of an IPX
motherboard? I seem to be facing a dead NVRAM, and the FAQ and other
resources don't discuss the chip extraction. I attempted to pull the chip
but the only result is strain on the motherboard - the chip doesn't appear
to loosen at all, and I am weary of applying any more force.

Thanks very much,

Steve

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