How would you tackle the top right corner on this cpu socket

gap30 · Feb 27, 2015

Hi i have purchased this mobo from ebay and i am waiting for it to arrive, i am a little nervous but nothing ventured nothing gained

How would you tackle the top right corner ideally people who are experienced in this, not too worried about the rest as i have a mechanical pencil and have watched plenty of vids, viewed forums etc (patience is the key and lots of light, magnifying glass)

Also does anyone have a cpu socket diagram so i can see if the pin is important (or just spare,ground etc)

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ASUS-Maximus-VII-Ranger-Motherboard-99p-No-Res-bundle-/171675665073?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2047675.l2557&nma=true&si=6s0G2bnw8B0njUjaSfo3BGsLVek%253D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

USAFRet · Feb 27, 2015

How to 'tackle' ? Unknown, unless I had hands on.
Also, look at the left side, 4 rows, and again 16 rows from the bottom.

Onus · Feb 27, 2015

I suspect the picture doesn't clearly show how the pad there may be bent. It looks like a pad may have broken off, but that seems unlikely; perhaps it is bent straight up or in a way not visible in the picture. You'll need to examine it when it arrives.
A mechanical pencil would typically be used to straighten bent AMD CPU pins, not Intel CPU-socket pads. I have used a dressmakers' pin (long, with a ball on the end for easy manipulation) and a jewelers' loupe to successfully fix bent CPU-socket pads.
Good luck; you may have scored a real winner if you can fix it.

Tradesman1 · Feb 27, 2015

You can try and straighten pins, might look for jewelers needle nose pliers, tweezers, a pin that type thing or see if a local shop can do anything with it

gap30 · Feb 27, 2015

USAFRet :

As i said not too worried about the other pins its the top corner it is bent right back

gap30 · Feb 27, 2015

Onus :

Ok thanks for the heads up regarding the mechanical pencil

Did you use the 'flick' method to get them back in place?

gap30 · Feb 27, 2015

Tradesman1 :

I am worried about getting it back to its original position without snapping it

One thing i have heard repeatedly is the pins do not have to be perfect just there or thereabouts

Cpu socket diagram would be so useful right now

Onus · Feb 27, 2015

gap30 :

The pads are very soft; easy to align with a pin. I wouldn't say I "flicked" them; more like a gentle prod.

gap30 · Feb 28, 2015

Onus :

I have just had a go with a cocktail stick what do you think, does it still need tweaking?

USAFRet · Feb 28, 2015

Too fuzzy to tell.

Onus · Mar 2, 2015

Although a little fuzzy, it certainly looks MUCH better than the original!

ko888 · Mar 2, 2015

That pin in the upper right is:

Ball #: AT40
Signal Name: RSVD

RSVD = Reserved.

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