what is this for and do i need to keep it ?

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 12:54

I think (if i remember correctly) its for older CPUs ?

Martini1991 · 17 May 2020 at 13:48

Isn't that for DVD drives?
Can't imagine why you'd use it for a CPU?

Tetras · 17 May 2020 at 14:06

Martini1991 said:
Isn't that for DVD drives?
Can't imagine why you'd use it for a CPU?

Yeah, it looks like one of those pokey things to hit the emergency release. Some cases also have a hidden reset button.

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 14:09

same as a paper clip then lol

i seriously thought it came with an old motherboard for CPUs or something

cheers guys

ZeroG · 17 May 2020 at 14:18

Isn't that the thing used for prising up cpus from the motherboard? Can't see it being for a dvd drive as why would it need to be bent at the end?

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 14:24

ZeroG said:
Isn't that the thing used for prising up cpus from the motherboard? Can't see it being for a dvd drive as why would it need to be bent at the end?

aha !
i knew it !

Tetras · 17 May 2020 at 14:55

ZeroG said:
Isn't that the thing used for prising up cpus from the motherboard? Can't see it being for a dvd drive as why would it need to be bent at the end?

Makes more sense of why it has a ring too, like leverage.

Martini1991 · 17 May 2020 at 17:37

I can't imagine ever prising a CPU up with that.

Doobedoo · 17 May 2020 at 17:54

Cpu cooler?

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 18:26

im quite sure now it came with an old motherboard ?

Panos · 17 May 2020 at 19:18

ShiWarrior said:
I think (if i remember correctly) its for older CPUs ?

I build computers since 1993, for many years professionally, never saw this thing in my life.

Gerard · 17 May 2020 at 19:24

ShiWarrior said:
I think (if i remember correctly) its for older CPUs ?

Pretty sure they were for moving jumper caps, they could get a bit finicky so this latched into them and let you move them easier.

Martini1991 · 17 May 2020 at 19:26

Gerard said:
Pretty sure they were for moving jumper caps, they could get a bit finicky so this latched into them and let you move them easier.

That would make sense.

Gerard · 17 May 2020 at 19:28

Martini1991 said:
That would make sense.

Had one of these for my slot 1 motherboard, was handy as setting drives for master and slave etc needed jumpers moving, and some onboard jumpers as well

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 19:31

ah yes, that sounds more plausible
motherboard jumpers ?

Gerard · 17 May 2020 at 19:33

ShiWarrior said:
ah yes, that sounds more plausible
motherboard jumpers ?

Yup, and jumpers that used to be on the back of cd and hard drives.

ShiWarrior · 17 May 2020 at 19:38

yes i remember those !

Gerard · 17 May 2020 at 19:41

ShiWarrior said:
yes i remember those !

The tool just hooked in under the metal section and let you get the cap off the pins easily, was handy if a lot of them were clustered together as getting a grip on them with your fingers could be tricky. Surprised nobody else got this, plenty of old farts that should remember them

sideways14a · 17 May 2020 at 19:41

TBH i have never seen one of those before and have worked on processors and boards going back to near enough intels first and have never seen anything like that.
Plenty of jumpers for this and that ect but not this ring piece.

Gerard · 17 May 2020 at 19:43

sideways14a said:
TBH i have never seen one of those before and have worked on processors and boards going back to near enough intels first and have never seen anything like that.
Plenty of jumpers for this and that ect but not this ring piece.

Some motherboards included them for setting jumpers, mine came with a slot one motherboard for my mighty celeron 333