Hi, folks.
I've a HP 9915A computer with an
interesting problem. The motherboard
utilizes a ceramic Intel D8048 chip.
The problem is that this 8048 has a
crack right across the top middle of it,
and half of the top of the chip has
begun to separate.
Powering up the machine as-is
unsurprisingly results in no activity.
HOWEVER, if I push firmly on the cracked
area with my finger the machine starts
to operate normally. All appearances
are that clamping down the separating
piece of the chip re-establishes any
broken wire connections within the chip.
I've obtained a replacement
P8048AH. My question is: do these
chips simply swap like a CPU, or -- as I
fear -- is the 8048 a pre-programmed
piece? More simply put, is this a
repairable problem? Or am I SOL?
Any thoughts welcomed.
- John Singleton
