CPU Memorandum 

​​To:​ Professor Santonyo Bangali 

​​From:​ Dario Haxhia, Mohammad Awsaf, Apurba Dey, Araf Bhuiyan, Abdul Baset, Mohamed Kamagate, Raj Guru 

Date: February 20th, 2025 

Next month, our company is planning to release our computers on the market. However, upon receiving the shipments of computer parts, we noticed that the CPUs we received are faulty. They were incorrectly packaged and physically damaged during shipment. Miscommunication among the team also resulted in our order receiving the wrong type of CPU power cables.  

Description of Problems 

The physical damage during shipment resulted in a majority of the CPU’s arriving with bent pins. If the CPU has a Pin Grid Array (PGA), bending or breaking a pin can cause boot failures or instability.  

Additionally, our CPU power cables are not compatible with the motherboards that we received. Without the power cable, the system would only have power directly from the motherboard and fail to boot, or if it does boot, the lack of enough power would result in crashes and overheating. Thermal throttling can occur because of overheating, which reduces performance and functionality. 

Possible Solutions 

The first step would be to conduct a thorough assessment to determine if any CPUs are still usable or if repairs are possible. Once we’ve determined which CPUs have bent pins, a risky but cheap solution would be to use fine-tipped tweezers and a steady hand to carefully realign the pins. If we determine the risk is too high, we might invest in and utilize a high-magnification optical lens and precision tweezers to carefully realign any bent pins, ensuring minimal force is applied to prevent further damage. 

For the incompatible CPU power cables, if we determine that the CPUs can boot without the power cables, we should make sure the cooling is optimal and there is direct contact with the CPU cooler plate and the CPU IHS to prevent thermal throttling. We should be sure to review the PSU and motherboard power connector standards to ensure alignment with industry-standard EPS (8-pin, 4+4-pin) configurations. We might modify PSU designs to include universally compatible CPU power connectors or provide modular PSU options for flexible cable selection. Another possibility would be to implement a modular PSU design that allows users to swap cables as needed for different motherboard configurations. 

Best regards, the Nexus Team