Yeah.  I was really lucky I think.  Thanks uniserver for your help.  I looked at that cpu like 4 times.  I can't believe I overlooked that!

uniserver said:

yeah bent cpu pins are a bad thing bud...    case closed.

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I think I will eventually - just to keep it running cooler to help it last longer... hopefully.  I've already got the thermal paste from a previous project... just need to buy a heatsink.

markyb86 said:

You could always throw a small heatsink on the processor with some thermal glue or a pad if you're worried about the heat

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Thanks Elfen.  I just did that and everything was ok as far as I could see.  I should re-check using a magnifying glass though.  That VLSI - glue logic chip has pins so small, it's hard to see.  I must have looked at the cpu several times before I spotted it. 

Ok, I'm happy now.  This was my "get the kinks out" board to practice on and get the routine down.  I picked it up about 6 months ago. Now I can get to the other boards and see if I can get them working also.  Thanks you guys for all of your help and support.

Elfen said:

Congrats on the discovery and fix, lopaka1998! Maybe you should check the CPU and other large chips on the LCIII board and see if there is another bent pins touching. That took some real detective work to do!

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