{
  "id": 8434899,
  "title": "Enthusiast digs into CPU substrate to replace ripped-off data pin — resurrected chip boots and hits 33% overclock",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/enthusiast-digs-into-cpu-substrate-to-replace-ripped-off-data-pin",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-19T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/pc-components/cpus/enthusiast-digs-into-cpu-substrate-to-replace-ripped-off-data-pin-resurrected-chip-boots-and-hits-33-percent-overclock"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An enthusiast named Bits und Bolts revived a 25-year-old Intel Celeron 1200 CPU by repairing a missing data pin. The CPU had a ripped-off pad on the substrate, rendering it unable to boot. The missing pin, D47, was a critical data pin. The repair process involved carefully digging into the substrate and soldering a donor pin from another Tualatin chip. After applying solder mask and tinning the central circular copper area, the donor pin was successfully soldered in place. The repaired processor was then tested and booted without issues. Moreover, the CPU was overclocked by 33%, reaching a stable frequency of 1,600 MHz. This was the first time Bits und Bolts had repaired a processor pin issue that seemed so severe.",
  "summary": "An Intel Celeron 1200 (Tualatin) was revived from the dead after a ripped-off pin was successfully replaced.",
  "key_points": [
    "Enthusiast Bits und Bolts revived 25-year-old Intel Celeron 1200 CPU",
    "Replaced missing data pin D47 by soldering donor pin from Tualatin chip",
    "Resurrected processor booted and achieved 33% overclock to 1,600 MHz"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}