CPU Backwords

[mahleumon]

I was wondering, what would happen to your cpu if you put it in backwords? I mean having the arrow on the cpu not facing the indent on the motherboard socket. Would your cpu be fried or something.

[Midknyte]

it wouldn't fit anyway. that's why they are keyed like that. if it did, you would probably toast the cpu, possibly the mb too.

[mahleumon]

I didn't think they would fit backwords, but when I took my computer apart the next time, I looked at it and thought it was in backwords for a sec.

[scottluebke2003]

they can't go in backwards unless you clip some pins off. I have heard stories of people who put them in backwards, but I have no idea how they did that.

Funny story, best dumb comp user story I ever heard: A guy called Dell tech support because his computer wouldn't boot. After a long conversation the tech said that Dell could not help him any further. The man had voided his warranty by sawing off the back of his case when attempting to install a new stick of RAM.

[crossedup]

The old 486 CPUs would, i guess thats why they started keying the new ones.

Ive done it, renders the CPU defunct.

[zybch]

I did it with a 486 (put it in backwards that is, or possibly sideways) and after I realised and fixed the orientation the thing worked fine for a year and a half.
Sideways might not be as damaging as backwards.

When the warranty was up, I'd prized off the heatsink and found that my 33MHz 486 was an overclocked 25Mhz.