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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I
pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. |
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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
I would guess it isn't ruined, unless the jolt broke some connection
inside. You are right, though, you have to be very careful while straightening the pins, if you break one off -- it is shot. Try to get them close enough so you can use the socket to help finish the job. Clark KingOfHearts wrote: Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. |
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"KingOfHearts" wrote in message
... Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. You should have no problems, I've bent them back many times for customers who bent them when I was working at a wholesaler. They don't have to be super straight. Michael |
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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
KingOfHearts wrote:
Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. Probably just fine as long as the bends aren't sharp. And as long as you gently straighten them in a single go since back-and-forth WILL eventually break the metal. The adhesion of a chip to a cooler can be amazing. Sometimes it has seemed to me like the attachment was with epoxy rather than thermal goo. The flatter the CPU can and the cooler base the better it adheres. -- John McGaw [Knoxville, TN, USA] http://johnmcgaw.com |
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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
KingOfHearts, 10/23/2005,8:30:54 PM, wrote:
Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. Try using a pen with the tip retracted. -- "The reason the pro tells you to keep your head down is so you can't see him laughing." -- Phyllis Diller |
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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
use a 0.5mm lead pencil with the extended tip, be careful, then let the
socket do the rest other then that your SOL |
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Dropped my CPU chip "pin" side down
Tried removing the stock fan/heatsink to install a custom one and when I
pulled it up, the AMD 64 chip came with it. Well, I didn't think the chip was suppose to come with it right? It was stuck to the Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. Well anyways, as I pulled it up, it slipped out of my hands and fell into the cpu and about 10 of the pins on the chip were bent. I am alreadly concluding that the chip is ruined and that I have to buy a new one, but I wanted to see what you guys think. I tried taking tweezers and straightening them out, but it very hard to get them straight. It's doubtful the chip is ruined.. use a flat bladed jeweler's screwdriver (or other very small flat screwdriver) to genty bend the pins back into place.. (place the blade of the driver infront of the bent pin and carefuly push on it till it's in the right position). You can also get pin straighteners which are a tool designed specially for this purpose... Regards, Chris ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Uncensored-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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On Mon, 24 Oct 2005 03:23:01 GMT, "Jamie"
wrote: use a 0.5mm lead pencil with the extended tip, be careful, then let the socket do the rest other then that your SOL Agreed, that is how I straighten pins too. The only thing to be careful about is to not push the pencil tip too far down and try to bend the pin at the very bottom as that increases the chances of breaking it off or even pulling the whole pin-base off of the chip. By leaving a little, maybe 1/2mm or so space it results in less stress on the bottom. |
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Dropped my CPU chip
Bugger !
They usually will straighten out ok if done with care. If they snap, time to upgrade, sorry. |
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