EDIT: Is this pin vital?

[Gautama2]

Hope it is just a grounding pin. Anyone have a map of which pins are grounding pins on am2 procs?

And what should i use to bend it back?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

mechanical pencil.... Usually one of the best things, because it fits the pins perfectly.

 

[Gautama2]

I need something thinner, its bent really bad.

 

[50cent1228]

wow that must suck...i only use the mechanical pencil way..don't know of many others hope someone can help u

 

[Gautama2]

Got it up with a needle, but its got a kink in it. How should i get that out?
How many of the pins are grounding pins?

 

[oynaz]

If the CPU fits in the slot, don't worry about any kinks.

 

[Gautama2]

hmm, in the case it doesnt work. Could i take out the pin, take out a pin on my p3, and solder the p3 pin in there? Gold is gold right?

The pins on that p3 arent pliable at all, i used the p3 to brush my hair once (lol), and not a single one bent.

 

[slpaulson]

Originally posted by: Gautama2
hmm, in the case it doesnt work. Could i take out the pin, take out a pin on my p3, and solder the p3 pin in there? Gold is gold right?

The pins on that p3 arent pliable at all, i used the p3 to brush my hair once (lol), and not a single one bent.

I would not try that. I doubt solder would do a very good job of holding that in place.

 

[Gautama2]

Its THIS pin on the side there. (Note the awesome photoshop skills)


Anyone know if this pin is vital?

 

[thecrecarc]

Originally posted by: Gautama2
Its THIS pin on the side there. (Note the awesome photoshop skills)


Anyone know if this pin is vital?

yes. if that pin is not there, it would casue a flux warp field in the space time continuum that would create 1.21 jiggawatts and send you back in time while collapsing present reality killnig everyone and everthing the the universe.. then again, the damage might be contained to only our galaxy, good luck!

 

[Gautama2]

Originally posted by: thecrecarc

Originally posted by: Gautama2
Its THIS pin on the side there. (Note the awesome photoshop skills)


Anyone know if this pin is vital?

yes. if that pin is not there, it would casue a flux warp field in the space time continuum that would create 1.21 jiggawatts and send you back in time while collapsing present reality killnig everyone and everthing the the universe.. then again, the damage might be contained to only our galaxy, good luck!

Thanks for the bump....

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

"Dang it" is not the best thread title, kinda stupid really.

YOU go to AMD's site and look up the pin-outs for that CPU.
If the pin is not just a ground and you break it off, let http://www.motherboardrepair.com/
repin up to 5 broken pins for $35+shipping. The guy does fantastic work...or so I'm told.


...Galvanized

 

[Gautama2]

Dang it shows the anger, and evidence of a screw up to grab attention
Subtitle "Bent CPU pin" gives a brief idea of what the topic is about.

I dont see any problem with that.


I DID go to the amd website, and they do not have the am2 pin layout available. They do have 940, but im not sure thats the same?

 

[secretanchitman]

mechanical pencil, credit card, fingernail.

 

[SparkyJJO]

is the pin still intact or completely broken off now?

If you do end up breaking it off... I'll take the CPU, I've fixed those before and I could use the CPU for something

No actually, send it to that guy that Galvanized suggested if you need it fixed. I could do it but I'd feel too nervous doing it to someone else's CPU.

 

[Gautama2]

Its still on there, ive got it bent up but its got a kink in it. My mobo is coming in tomorrow, so I'll see if it still works.

 

[SparkyJJO]

I would check to see if it will fit. I've used CPUs before with wavy pins that got all kinked up but they worked. You may need to push down slightly to get it in the socket, but don't push hard at all. Just a slight wiggle pressure. If it doesn't fit, try straightening the pin some with tweezers.

 

[APE992]

I've had p1s and 486s that have been massacred I've fixed by a combonation of straightening the pin by hand and using the zif socket to pound them into shape. All worked out pretty well, course an AM2 is much denser pin wise than either of those procs were.

 

[Maximilian]

Well i cant find crap on AM2 pin functions. Pretty dissapointed, guess you'll just have to try it. Since the pins not broken itll work fine, kink or not it will still conduct electricity.

 

[Gautama2]

Still works

 

[benplaut]

Lucky bastard... have fun