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To: Gerald Walls who wrote (63717)	9/1/1998 4:42:00 PM
From: Bill Jackson	Respond to of 186894

Gerald, they already pretest both the CPU and the motherboard. Around 90% of computers are scrapped with their original CPU still in there. It has been reported that the cost of a slot one package was in the $30 area, add the on board socket and you approach $50,?? close. How much will be saved, probably 70-80% of the package cost on both ends. Removal of the CPU and Cache will not happen often as all parts are pretested and the chip sets too. All these assembly operations are 99.9% good so there should be under 1% reject rate that cannot be fixed by bridge removal etc. Some parts will be recycled and others not. Modern hot air float off removers are good enough to remove and part and do no damage to either the part or the board. In the race to low cost sockets are casualties Bill