Stripped Pins?

[Panny]

My buddy's computer got hit by a surge, so I told him I would take a look at it. Here's what happened to the E6300:

http://img170.imageshack.us/img170/1857/friedprocessorou6.jpg

Anyone else seen this before?

[thideras]

Call me stupid, but I don't see anything wrong in that picture :-/

[Ben333]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa308/coolcat97a/lightpins.png
Maybe the light color... damaged pins?

[thideras]

Ok, well, I still don't understand what a "stripped pin" is. If you strip something (like wire), you remove the insulation. These pins don't have insulation.

[Panny]

sorry for the poor explanation. Pay close attention to the cpu.

[thideras]

sorry for the poor explanation. Pay close attention to the cpu.Ok, now you completely lost me, there are NO pins on the cpu...

[Brolloks]

He's probably refering to the socket pins, they look OK to me:confused:...the board is damn dirty though, needs some cleaning

[ChinStrap]

Ok, now you completely lost me, there are NO pins on the cpu...

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- the CPU looks fine to me???

[Vagabond102]

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- the CPU looks fine to me???

x3

CPU looks fine to me. This isn't a guessing game, if there is something you specifically want people to check out, please point it out.

[orion456]

It looks darn dirty, I think he needs an intake filter.

[thideras]

Is the OP going to tell us what is wrong here or what??? I'm very confused about this.

[Big Mike]

I was going to say "you realize S775 chips have no pins" but I see you own an E6600, so you should know that. You just playing a joke or is there something we're not seeing on this CPU you're trying to point out?

[Brolloks]

I think this OP has left the building...

[jason4207]

Can-O-Air :beer:

[dethzero]

The CPU looks fine. However that mobo socket looks either really dirty or it got burned.

[jason4207]

I'd think a surge is much more likely to fry a Mobo than a CPU, but you never know...

[g14novak]

I could be wrong, but it looks like hes referring to the flattened mobo pins. Theirs a flat spot like someone took their finger and smashed them down...

[Goshawk]

CPU looks fine, though someone seriously screwed up 9 or 10 pins on the board. No way the CPU did that... someone touched that socket, or dropped something that bent those pins.


~ Gos

[Ben333]

Why do you think an electrical surge would want to bend your pins? lol

[allen1090]

I think he may be talking about the contact pads on the CPU being stripped

[thideras]

OH, I SEE IT!!

The heatsink fell off the mb, and the processor got so hot it popped out of the socket (see pic) and flipped upside down!! Just reinstall it.

[allen1090]

OH, I SEE IT!!

The heatsink fell off the mb, and the processor got so hot it popped out of the socket (see pic) and flipped upside down!! Just reinstall it.

:bang head how did i miss that:beer:

[One Bull]

Looks fine. Maybe it's the picture, cause it does look like the topleft cpu pins have dots on them, but it's pretty vague

[Evilsizer]

OH, I SEE IT!!

The heatsink fell off the mb, and the processor got so hot it popped out of the socket (see pic) and flipped upside down!! Just reinstall it.

my question is how did the lever undo it self then for the cpu to pop out?

[Ben333]

^^Damn good question... Anyone see those vidoes on youtube of the Pentium 4 blowing up? they said they put in a ton of volts and then took off the HS and BOOM blew a hole through the mobo and table. I didn't believe it until I saw someone holding a torch on a duron and it blew up also...

[Ben333]

OH, I SEE IT!!

The heatsink fell off the mb

I would believe you if we were still using single cilips... but my only 775 rig has four screws on the HS so it is nearly impossible it would just "fall off" unless three screws were not in and one or two were half in and the guy kicked his computer a lot.

[Immortal_Hero]

OMG it melted all the pins off and they are in the socket! What a loss!



















Only kidding.... so what is wrong with it?

[Sam__]

erm....im a bit confused and scared here lol.....a heatsink can fall off!!!! iv never heard f that happenin

[Sam__]

OMG it melted all the pins off and they are in the socket! What a loss!

AHA like it.

[dethzero]

Biggest. Trick Question. Ever!

[Karadhas]

Heh, it's not surprising you guys don't see it. Look at the contact pads on the CPU and then look at the pins in the socket. The surge fried them both so bad that some of the metal from the pins was fused onto the contact pad of the processor. I only noticed because I've actually seen that done before, the lightning around here is crazy. Some guy in my apartment complex was new to florida and just plugged right into the wall, his ipod died the same way.

[thideras]

I would believe you if we were still using single cilips... but my only 775 rig has four screws on the HS so it is nearly impossible it would just "fall off" unless three screws were not in and one or two were half in and the guy kicked his computer a lot.Well, another reason that you shouldn't believe it because I was being 200% sarcastic :p

[One Bull]

Heh, it's not surprising you guys don't see it. Look at the contact pads on the CPU and then look at the pins in the socket. The surge fried them both so bad that some of the metal from the pins was fused onto the contact pad of the processor. I only noticed because I've actually seen that done before, the lightning around here is crazy. Some guy in my apartment complex was new to florida and just plugged right into the wall, his ipod died the same way.

Haha! So I was right(ish). Still don't see it though :)

[Sgt_Pinto]

when the hell is he going to tell us what is wrong with it?

[thideras]

when the hell is he going to tell us what is wrong with it?I'm guessing never?

[Vagabond102]

Queue song "...bang your head!..."

[thideras]

Queue song "...bang your head!...":bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head:bang head

[Goshawk]

Heh, it's not surprising you guys don't see it. Look at the contact pads on the CPU and then look at the pins in the socket. The surge fried them both so bad that some of the metal from the pins was fused onto the contact pad of the processor. I only noticed because I've actually seen that done before, the lightning around here is crazy. Some guy in my apartment complex was new to florida and just plugged right into the wall, his ipod died the same way.

Actually, those aren't pin pieces on the CPU at all, those are the "impressions" or pits that the ZIF socket pins make on the 775 just from the socket/CPU retension clamp and the downward pressure thats applied by the heatsink.

If everyone looked at the underside of they're LGA775 chips, you'd see the same thing... though you might need a magnifying glass if your eyes are bad :beer:

Also, pay attention to the orientation of the CPU in relation to the keys in the socket... the part of the CPU that would corrospond with that flattened area is in perfect focus ( almost ) and shows nothing out of the ordinary


~ Gos

[Brolloks]

Amazing how one posting can invite 38 posts speculating ... stone in the bush effect...:soda:

[One Bull]

Jup this thread has taken a life of it's own, but these are the most fun of all threads I think :)

Edit: I think I see it! In the middle the pins are molten together and have formed these little chunks of metal! :eek:

No serieousely there's nothing wrong with it as far as I can see

[ps2cho]

You first need to clean that up. The state of the motherboard is pretty bad. That much dust is never good. I can't tell what's supposed to look right because the dust changes the color of everything

[Vento1]

I hope the OP comes back and tells us what is wrong i looked at it for 10 mins i cant see what is wrong.

[hUMANbEATbOX]

Anyone else seen this before?

Yes, all the time.

[Tyranos]

Oh I see it. I can't believe none of you have seen all the broken interconnects, damaged ALU's and logic paths.

[ShadowPho]

Do people ever learn that 2 pictures in focus > 1 picture out of focus?

As for the OP, he got MSN. Someone wants to IM him?

[thideras]

I'll do it :D

He is offline :(

[thideras]

Just got ahold of him :)

Should be posting soon :soda:

[bchur83]

Any word on this? I want to know what the actual problem is. I see nothing wrong in the picture.

[Sam__]

Any word on this? I want to know what the actual problem is. I see nothing wrong in the picture.

i second that

[jason4207]

Just got ahold of him :)

Should be posting soon :soda:

"Soon" must be a relative term. :shrug:

[thideras]

I talked to him over AIM, he said he was busy and would be able to post shortly...guess not :shrug:


"Soon" must be a relative term. :shrug:Yup, it also depends on what time-scale your talking about :D

[Roisen]

It looks like the pins partially melted onto the CPU, as evidenced by the little dots on the pads of the CPU, and the fact that the pins on the motherboard seem bigger than they should be, like what happens when you melt solder... if you know what I mean... the solder leaves a little ball on the end.

[Brolloks]

It looks like the pins partially melted onto the CPU, as evidenced by the little dots on the pads of the CPU, and the fact that the pins on the motherboard seem bigger than they should be, like what happens when you melt solder... if you know what I mean... the solder leaves a little ball on the end.

No ways ways the CPU gets that hot that it would melt any metal, maybe lead...what you see it the dust that is covering the pins and at that particular spot it is rubbed of so it appears more shiny than the rest of the pins still covered in dust....but hey who cares, this OP has left the building and we all are just wasting time speculating IMO:)

[ALiEN2953]

OMFG a motherboard magically apeared underneath it????

[RangerXLT8]

Whatever happened to those pins, something happened, they should all look uniform...

[aja]

Well, another reason that you shouldn't believe it because I was being 200% sarcastic :p

haha you people make me laugh