[Badbonji]

I have this curled pin in the top of the cpu socket and not sure whether to try to bend it back using a screwdriver/ small tool or to return the motherboard

Image:



(the bent pin is center-top)

Any help would be appreciated.

[rainless]

Try bending it back and THEN return the motherboard. If you were thinking of returning it anyway... it wouldn't hurt to try bending it back first.

If you fix it: Cool. If you don't... just take it back and say it doesn't work and get another one.

[sno.lcn]

It looks easily fixable. Use some tweezers and bend it down a little. From what I can tell it's bent straight up so nasty twisting or anything.


How'd it bend? Did it come like that?

[bz2klag]

I've had luck using a razor blade to straighten CPU pins, maybe it will work for LGA also.

From one of my published guides:

There is a simple way to fix slightly bent pins on a processor, and all it takes is a razor blade.

Warning! Razor blades are sharp and could hurt you if you're careless with them. (duh)

This trick doesn't take a lot of skill, but you assume all risk for any damage you might
do to your processor. (Since the pins are already bent, what more harm can be done?)

Thankfully the pins on all modern processors are aligned in neat rows and columns.
You can use this to your advantage. Carefully slide the razor blade into the space in
between the rows or columns where there are bent pins, as if you were going to slice
the processor in half. Carefully and gently, ease the bent pins back in the right direction
using the razor blade as a lever -- gently -- let the straight pins guide you. You may need
to do row, then column, and repeat several times until all of the pins are straight.

(If you eyesight isn't up to par, a magnifying glass and flashlight can be extremely useful.)

I've never met a bent pin I couldn't fix this way.

For severely bent pins, you may be able to get close enough with fine needlenose pliers
and then use the razor blade trick.

Good luck.

[Badbonji]

Thanks guys I managed to bend it back and its all working now. I just didn't want to chance breaking it and waiting weeks for a replacement.

[Davyboy]

Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I am currently in the process of building an i7 920 (D0 Stepping) rig,

I went and took the mobo, and RAM out of the box last night to get everything ready for my CPU getting delivered today, and I was just checking that everything was ok before I start building it, when I noticed that 1 of the pins in the CPU socket was bent, I started freaking out because I have been waiting for about 2 months to complete this build and when I noticed the pin I figured that I would have to send the mobo back...

But after a few minutes of stressing out, I finally calmed down, and decided to take another look, I then took a small piece of card, and proceeded to gently push it back into the correct position...

Everything looks fine now in the socket, but I'm still worried that it wont work properly when it comes to building my rig...

I was wondering whether the OP has encountered any issues with his rig after bending the pin back into place??


Thanks in advance..

P.S. my mobo is also Gigabyte, I have the EX58-UD5, I cant wait for my CPU to get delivered today so that I can finally start this build!!!

[jcniest5]

So you got your CPU yet? How is it working out for ya?

[Badbonji]

Originally Posted by Davyboy

Hi, I know this is an old thread, but I am currently in the process of building an i7 920 (D0 Stepping) rig,

I went and took the mobo, and RAM out of the box last night to get everything ready for my CPU getting delivered today, and I was just checking that everything was ok before I start building it, when I noticed that 1 of the pins in the CPU socket was bent, I started freaking out because I have been waiting for about 2 months to complete this build and when I noticed the pin I figured that I would have to send the mobo back...

But after a few minutes of stressing out, I finally calmed down, and decided to take another look, I then took a small piece of card, and proceeded to gently push it back into the correct position...

Everything looks fine now in the socket, but I'm still worried that it wont work properly when it comes to building my rig...

I was wondering whether the OP has encountered any issues with his rig after bending the pin back into place??


Thanks in advance..

P.S. my mobo is also Gigabyte, I have the EX58-UD5, I cant wait for my CPU to get delivered today so that I can finally start this build!!!

Been running strong for 5 months now :P
Sorry I never realised anyone replied to my thread lol even that long ago.

[Trainwreck]

I just fixed a pin on a Asus P5Q SE2 and I'm starting to run a d930 in that sucker (even though Asus says it isn't supported it booted fine and reconised it as at 3 ghz

Is there a program I can run on the mobo / cpu to stress it out and see if it faults??


Jeff

[PhysX]

Originally Posted by bz2klag

I've had luck using a razor blade to straighten CPU pins, maybe it will work for LGA also.

From one of my published guides:

There is a simple way to fix slightly bent pins on a processor, and all it takes is a razor blade.

Warning! Razor blades are sharp and could hurt you if you're careless with them. (duh)

This trick doesn't take a lot of skill, but you assume all risk for any damage you might
do to your processor. (Since the pins are already bent, what more harm can be done?)

Thankfully the pins on all modern processors are aligned in neat rows and columns.
You can use this to your advantage. Carefully slide the razor blade into the space in
between the rows or columns where there are bent pins, as if you were going to slice
the processor in half. Carefully and gently, ease the bent pins back in the right direction
using the razor blade as a lever -- gently -- let the straight pins guide you. You may need
to do row, then column, and repeat several times until all of the pins are straight.

(If you eyesight isn't up to par, a magnifying glass and flashlight can be extremely useful.)

I've never met a bent pin I couldn't fix this way.

For severely bent pins, you may be able to get close enough with fine needlenose pliers
and then use the razor blade trick.

Good luck.

thats what i was going to suggest, easiest way always did it with cpus, i dropped a s478 cpu out the window by accident "12ft" and had a bunch of bent pins, used a blade and worked like new

[MARCI]

umm,, how do you 'accidentally' drop a cpu out a 2nd floor window?

[ChanceCoats123]

Ohhh man! If only intel used PGA... Darn.

[siseneg]

Hey guys, saw this thread and as you might guess, I too have a bent pin on my GA-X58A-UD3R, neglected to read the 'vertical lift' message when removing the protective cover on the CPU slot. Any who, I'll go and buy a magnifying glass today and hope to be able to fix it. Because I already purchased another one (I quickly got lost in despair and purchased another one) and I end up fixing the damaged one, I hope to be able to sell it on ebay.

My question is: say I can fix it, can it harm the cpu(i7980x) or further damage the board in any way by trying it out?

thanks.


Sincerely,

[GIXXERGUY6]

This look like a really easy fix. I picked up a 4x sli classified for 250 for jdsparks and it had one pin that was tweaked like this and a couple more I didn't notice until I got it back at his house. 10 minutes and it worked out great. Fired up and everything is good now.

Take your time.


tweezers(good long skinny kind), nice bright light, good eyes, magnifying glass is good as well.

[RangerXLT8]

Originally Posted by GIXXERGUY6

This look like a really easy fix. I picked up a 4x sli classified for 250 for jdsparks and it had one pin that was tweaked like this and a couple more I didn't notice until I got it back at his house. 10 minutes and it worked out great. Fired up and everything is good now.

Take your time.


tweezers(good long skinny kind), nice bright light, good eyes, magnifying glass is good as well.

this works real well lol