One tiny slip and your motherboard could be toast too. Whats the safest way to straighten bent pins on a cpu. Long story short i argued that if i had dropped something then quite a few pins would be bent in, very much like the pictures in entry number 15. Overclocking bent motherboard pins, fixed but now will. A drop to the floor or a failed attempt at mounting can easily result in bent pins. Ive built my own pc before, but wanted to avoid the headache this time as ive been having issues for 2 months. I am very surprised at the number of users who are managing to somehow bend cpu pins on the x58 motherboard. Bent pins will prevent the cpu from seating normally and likely cause hardware errors in your computer. Hi all had a small mishap during maintenance some time ago which left a z87ws motherboard unusable due to some bent pins on the array. My pc stopped working and after stripping everything out i can see that there appears to be some bent pins in the cpu socket on the motherboard.
Discussion in pc hardware started by markjohnson, feb 18, 20. For bent pins ive always seperated them just enough to get a header over one of them and used the header to straighten and seperate them. Its an old z97 board so replacing it isnt cost effective these days really and ive just gone with an upgrade instead. Its actually pretty simple to fix, provided the pins arent too badly bent. I am building myself a new computer and the new motherboard i got well. Hi all i was installing my cpu, im not sure how sensitiveforgiving the pins are on the lga2011 socket of the motherboard but what. I basically fixed them with a toothpick and moved them back to place. Do they still honor the warranty, or you have to pay a certain amount of money. Yes, martha, they make mobos with the pins in em, and the cpus have the socket holes. I wish i had thought of that before i tried to straighten the bent pins on my p4 1.
Hello so i have the new asus strix extreme mobo with a skylake 6700k, the pins on the motherboard are bent, and they managed to make a scratch on two of the copper electricity receivers not the core in the middle. While dusting the ps4 off i accidentally bent these pins and now my ps4 will not update all of my games are digital, i have no need for the optical. I didnt have any needle nose pliers at home but will borrow a pair today to try to straighten the pin tonight. Luckily, there are some easy household remedies you can try before dropping money on a new unit. Cant really tell from the photo but it looks like maybe a couple in the middle on the right. You will probably need a microscope for this repair. The intel socket 775 has the pins on the motherboard instead of the cpu. When unboxing the device yesterday in the evening, i saw that some cpupins were bent. I had a few bent pins 2 years ago on a x58 lga 66 board and there was no problem to fix them.
You will need a good pair of tweezers with sharp tips, a bright lamp to illuminate the motherboard while you. It wont boot up if pins are bent,it sometimes boots and you have missing memory,i had just one bent pin on an asus board,i straightened it with a fine sewing needle and fixed it,i wouldnt attempt fixing yourself if 4 or 5 pins are damaged,best rma it to gigabyte,they should repair for you,pins are very easy to bend,even removing the protective cpu cover can bend them so take care. If the pins on the board get bent send it to us and we will fix and clean the board for you in a timely. The usb2 port is fine, but i cant use the usb3 ports because the connecter on the motherboard has pins bent. I emailed the seller to inform him, and did my best to bend the offending pins back into position with a needle. To get the most of this tool i found squeezing the sides 34 times works best. This 2 34 inch tool will help you keep your kenzan frogs in tip top shape.
Asus does not warranty bent pins, it will be an out of pocket repair. Now i got en email from them saying the return was declined because of bent cpu pins. Basically, just slide something between them if theyre shorted and use the header to do the actual straightening. We use high quality caps from digikey as replacements. Just got a motherboard for my new media server from ebay a gigabyte b85mds3h. Trying to fix bent pins on a motherboard overclockers uk. Also some electronics kits are poorly packaged which lead to bent legs as well. Initially, i didnt notice, so i put in the xeon to try it out, didnt work. Whats the deal with the bent pins in the cpu socket. Bent pins on motherboard s usb3 port mon nov 10, 2014 10. Bent pins on motherboard pcmaclinux society gamespot. Unfortunately bent pins are often from what ive seen considered customer induced damage and not covered by warranty. Youll need to try to straighten those pins and the connector should slip over them.
Vga connector on motherboard pins all bent dell community. After some troubleshooting, including using an adapter cable to plug the usb 3. All it takes is a brain fart to bend an lga1155 pin. A few weeks ago, i bought a used asus p10si motherboard to save some money student. This tool replaces my use of needle nose pliers to straighten pins. Ive tried my best to fix that in a work of more than two hours. You said the damaged pins on your particular chip arent bent all that much so you can probably skip this first step. Motherboards ship with socket caps so unless it was repackaged at some point its unlikely to arrive that way. Hi everyone, just wondering whats asus policy and physical damage to the cpu socket with bent pins when doing an rma. After removing the heat sink assembly with no force on my part, and no resistance whatsoever from the processor chip, the processor chips pins were bent.
If he had just purchased the motherboard he coulda said that it came like that but having owned it for a while, then yeah your right. Is it possible to fix a motherboard with bent pins. Page 1 of 2 bent motherboard pins question posted in internal hardware. Yes, in my early days of tinkering and building my own pcs i did end up bending a pin or two.
Ive also found that some the tolerances for the thickness of. Fixing bent pins on motherboard overclockers uk forums. I always use a pair of jewelers needle nose pliers for straightening pins, but that may not be the best way for some. I dont have a definitive answer for all of you but i can definitively tell you what i personally believe is the root cause. Asus policy for bent pins on cpu socket when doing rma. I was taking apart my pc this weekend in preparation to sell the components. My motherboard upgrade of january, 20 was an epic fail and it looks like it was messed up pins outofthebox. Pick the smallest screw driver, place its flat side against the bent pin, and bend it to absolute straight vertical. Vga connector on motherboard pins all bent hi, my mother has a dimension b110 that is not under warranty. I spent around 20 minutes straightening them out with a pair of tweezers, but it works. Everything went smooth with one exception, i dropped the screwdriver on my cpu socket while removing standoff screws and im pretty.
Just place the tool over your kenzan pins and it easily straightens any pins that may have been pushed out of shape during use. I also had a problem with 2 bent pins on an asus motherboard. They replied saying that the cpu socket pins on the motherboard had been bent. I am thinking the cpu might still work as long as the copper receivers still. If you take your time they can be moved back in place.
I managed to get most pins looking ok but i could see that something wasnt right although couldnt see exactly what. Kenzan pin straightening tool to keep your kenzan needles straight and clean. There are few things you can do to try to fix this. If it does not go well you can try and straighten them, with a needle or small precision screwdriver, magnifying glass and steady hand. I suggest making sure youve destatic yourself, then use a mechanical pencil,you know the kind that you put a stick of lead in, with the lead out, and gently ease the pins to a vertical position. I understand that its not asus fault on bent pins, but when you do an rma, whats their policy if there is 23 pins that are bent or out of position. I am thinking the cpu might still work as long as the copper. They are a lot more fragile then the proc pins and a royal pain in the ass to straighten of one gets bent. I took a picture of the motherboard before i sent it so im going to check that tonight when i get home and if there are more bent pins than before ill let them know with a copy of the picture. I recently had a lot of trouble with a new build, and sent the motherboard back. How to correct bent cpu pins on motherboard in cpu socket. Yes, a motherboard with bent pins can be repaired if its not too damaged.
I didnt apply to much force, and only took around 1 minute. Depending on how skilled you are it might a lot of time though. A cpu is both a critical and fragile piece of hardware. Bent motherboard optical pins, what are my options. I asked her to disconnect the monitor for me and she did not realize that there were screws on the side that connect the monitor cable to the cpu so pulled on it so hard that the adapter disconnected itself from the motherboard and bent. How can i avoid bending the pins on the gx260 p4 processor, when i am trying to remove the processor chip, after a fan blower failure. So youve somehow managed to bend the pins on your cpu, dont freak out. Bent pins are classed are user mishandling thus not covered. Pgas are resistant to bent pins, more resistant in fact thicker pins, but are more expensive for intel as the cpu maker has to. Hello so i have the new asus strix extreme mobo with a skylake 6700k, the pins on the motherboard are bent, and they managed to make a scratch on two of the copper electricity receivers on the cpu, not the core in the middle. Of course the first thing i did was open the socket cover only to find a couple of bent pins. The way the 2 lower bent pins are, and if they are the cause, i would say it wouldnt be possible.