VictorB

Sorry Linus. Way to complicated approach to build a cheap fileserver. I have made an tutorial to use old hardware for ZFS. I explain every item you need in much more detail. You dont need a complicated server case. better use a decent miditower much mroe silent much more normal parts.

Stefan thanks for you help! I managed to get it fixed! Someone soldered the part on it and he removed it from a celeron 3ghz! It did a 4 hour stresstest today without issues!

http://www.sudburyelectronics.co.uk/intel-xeon-processor-e5-2680-v2-25m-cache-280-ghz-sr1a6-90-day-rtb-warranty-426-6696-p.asp Ok I found a high res picture of the 2680 v2 cpu with the same layout

I can't RMA it is an OEM cpu. probably sold by Dell or HP. It is not blown up just broken off by bad handling. Are you sure about the values? I live In The netherlands near amsterdam

A friend gave me a broken xeon E5 2690 v2 cpu. On the bottom left side there is tiny part missing. I allready found people who can solder such small parts. Now comes the challenge where I need the help for. I don't have the missing part. I need to find out the specs and value of the part. Does anyone know an intel engineer who can supply the info about the missing part? I really hope someone can help me. It is really worth trying to save this chip and build a machine around it. Or find a second cpu and upgrsde my dual E5 2640 v2 (the 2690 v2 is really expensive so that option is not doable) Who can help me? I attached 3 photo to this topic.

You are a hero

We get alot of old stuff for our retro gaming foundation. But sometimes you need to clean out the broken parts or the not original floppies

They do it as sort of drug. Due the pain they forget their other problems for a moment. But when the pain is over they need to do it again.... and again.... and again.... A girl I know for 14 years now also did it 10 years ago. She didn't had a good youth. But she don't do it anymore. It is a period.

Damnit we forget! I need to reshoot the video

They don't like eating allready broken parts And even for Afrika the parts are to old. And on a serious note, We better can never send old computers to Afrika better recycle them in the country's where they used them. And give Afrika Raspberry pi based solution. So a small cheap low power all in one box. to so basic tasks. like internet and office stuff. And only send some mid/high end system's for the people who do more higher end stuff. Afrika allready have a big E-waste problem because America and Europa dumped all their crap allready over the last 30 years.

I made a Complete Guide to Build the Perfect Computer video. Not everything it what it seems

Yes it was toothpaste hehe Yes socket 370 coolers will work even Athlon XP coolers will fit. A Pentium1 can run without a fan on the coolblock if your case has some airflow. I cleaned everything and when I install the motherboard I will add a very tiny amount of paste. But for a pentium1 cpu it is not really needed. I need to change 3 capacitors on this motherboard and then I gonna turn it into a MS-DOS gaming system.

This should work I think

Deusvult is this better?

Thanks! I will apply some more! Let me find some