AMD Geode/Video 3
Video 3 will be about fixing the network adapter I screwed up at the end of part 2. A quick detour.
Scenes plan
Rough order of the video goes here:
Mention failure:
- I shouldn't have just touched random joints
- I shouldn't have used too big an iron
- I shouldn't have used solder braid
Desoldering attempt 1:
- Document I spent 40 minutes badly heating the chip
- No plastic melted though
- Show clean up and flux residue
Pin inspection:
- Unbend pins
- Inspect which are still connected
- Compare to data sheet
- Conclude we need to desolder
Desoldering attempt 2:
- Larger nozzle
- Higher temperature
- Hard to see when unleaded solder melts
- Clip of me removing an STM32 chip
- Footage missing
- Show desoldered network chip
- Show cleanup of board
- Show cleanup of chip and desoldered resistor
Inspection:
- No lifted pads outside existing ones
- The pads were never connected?!
- I should have checked it with a meter!
- TODO: check pins
Pad replacement:
- TODO: Add back pads that we need to connect
Re-solder:
- TODO: Remove old solder
- TODO: Solder back the resistor
- TODO: solder the chip in place
Testing:
- TODO: Install Debian Linux and try the Ethernet port