For example, all electrical equipment has grounding wires for safety, such as refrigerators and computers, all of which use three hole socket, but the grounding wires in the middle can be used normally and practically. So if the CPU breaks a pin, sometimes it's nothing. The key is to see which one is broken.
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Centralized interface model of Cpu pins;
1, Socket 370:Socket 370 architecture is developed by Intel, not a socket architecture. It looks very similar to Socket 7, and it also uses a socket with zero insertion force, and the corresponding CPU is 370 pins. Intel's famous "Copper Mine" and "tualatin" series CPU all use this interface.
2. Slot 1: Slot 1 is a patented CPU interface developed by Intel Corporation to replace Socket 7. In this way, other manufacturers can't produce products with slot 1 interface. The CPU of SLOT 1 interface is no longer a familiar square, but a flat cuboid, and the interface has also become a golden finger, no longer in the form of a pin.
3. Slot 2: Slot 2 Slot is longer than slot 1. With the design of slot 2, a server can use eight processors at the same time. Moreover, Pentium II CPU with Slot 2 interface adopted the most advanced 0.25 micron manufacturing technology at that time. Motherboard chipsets supporting SLOT 2 interface include 440GX and 450NX.
4. slot a: slot? The A interface is similar to the SLOT 1 interface of Intel Corporation, which is used by AMD's K7 Athlon. In terms of technology and performance, SLOT A motherboard is fully compatible with all kinds of original peripheral expansion cards. It does not use Intel's P6 GTL+ bus protocol, but uses Digital's Alpha bus protocol EV6.