• Two bent pins on my processor.
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Not sure what happened, my computer won't turn on now and the only reason I can find is two bent over pins on my processor, is there anyway to fix it? Or am I going to have to buy a new one.
You can unbend them with thin tweezers or something similar.
If it's already fucked, no harm in trying. I'm guessing it's an AMD.
I used toothpicks to unbend mine. :D
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdDccsbv5hAp[/media]
Use a mechenicle pencil to unbend it
A corner of them are only slightly bent one way or the other, they all fit in the socket though so I don't know what to do now.
Intel are so intelligent, this is impossible to do on an intel now.
[QUOTE=Bengley;16409902]Intel are so intelligent, this is impossible to do on an intel now.[/QUOTE] Maybe because there are no pins on Intel CPUs? There's always the motherboard pins.
:regd09: bend it back
[QUOTE=Bengley;16409902]Intel are so intelligent, this is impossible to do on an intel now.[/QUOTE] I'd rather bend processor pins than motherboard pins.
[QUOTE=lazyV;16412152]I'd rather bend processor pins than motherboard pins.[/QUOTE] tru.dat
[QUOTE=Parakon;16409437]Not sure what happened, my computer won't turn on now and the only reason I can find is two bent over pins on my processor, is there anyway to fix it? Or am I going to have to buy a new one.[/QUOTE] Carefully bend them back. If it doesn't work, RMA the CPU, say it came like that? I used a metal ruler to bend mine flat. It is also possible to replace the pins if they snap off if you're a good solderer.
The only problem I could see now is one right by the triangle snapped off, I'm working on putting some regular cable in it's slot.
[QUOTE=Parakon;16413870]The only problem I could see now is one right by the triangle snapped off, I'm working on putting some regular cable in it's slot.[/QUOTE] Oh dear.. Good luck brave sir.
How exactly did you manage to do this?
[QUOTE=PrismatexV6;16413938]How exactly did you manage to do this?[/QUOTE] When I booted up my new PC it stopped with just a background when I was installing windows 7, so I went to check out my processor and somehow bent some in the process.
[QUOTE=lazyV;16412152]I'd rather bend processor pins than motherboard pins.[/QUOTE] Even when your processor cost £116 and your MoBo cost £40? (Mine did)
[QUOTE=Parakon;16414074]When I booted up my new PC it stopped with just a background when I was installing windows 7, so I went to check out my processor and somehow bent some in the process.[/QUOTE] Did you apply any pressure on the cpu as you were putting it in? you're not supposed to do that.
[QUOTE=PandamobileV2;16409500]If it's already fucked, no harm in trying. I'm guessing it's an AMD.[/QUOTE] This post contradicted everything you posted afterwards.
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