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Bluecarz77

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Hey everyone i hope you all can help me!! I have a 6600 i5 cpu that cam out of a brand new working motherboard , and a msi z170a m5 gaming motherboard i wanted to try the 6600 in the msi board, so robbed my other ddr4 build of the ram vid card and cpu, keep in mind i bought the msi board off a 16 year old kid for 120$. I went to put the cpu in amd noticed there were 3 bent cpu pins, shit!! I very carefully bent them back and went to load up the pc, it starts up i loaded windows up and i stress tested the cpu for an hour, no issues. But realized i only had a 8 gb stick of ram in the far slot, i went to add my other 16gb ram and realized only one slot is working!!! Just the far right one, it will boot off any stick of ram in that slot but not ther other 3 on the left. Yes the ram is compatable. So i tried rebending the cpu pins again and no luck.... am i missing anything?
 
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OK, that sounds better... you may have to check that all the socket pins are aligned with the CPU ball contacts. Do it with magnifying glass and perfect lighting... preferably during the day and outdoors so you'll have better chances of getting it done correctly.

And something else I'd suggest is clearing the BIOS or restoring it if necessary. The BIOS settings can get corrupted or BIOS damage can be done when repairs with repeated removal/reinstall of components takes place. And also if the motherboard wasn't kept in the box before you bought it, and specially if it was that way for weeks to months, dust can be a factor in RAM recognition or errors.

Reset the BIOS
a) Remove the BIOS battery, or
b) Move the BIOS jumper from pins...
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The most likely (rather unmistakable) cause is the bent socket pins. The board socket pins may need further straightening or some may be broken... Is there any chance you can get your money back?. The board is $150 USD new so you only saved $30 but you also bought a damaged socket which may be restorable but may not.

Check some socket pin straightening methods
https://www.search.yahoo.com/yhs/search?ei=UTF-8&type=avastbcl&hspart=avast&hsimp=yhs-001&p=how+to+straighten+bent+intel+1151+socket+pins+
 
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Bluecarz77

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Hey theres one pin that isnt perfectly bent like the others and thats pretty much it. And im in canada and that board sells for 250-260 new here so i got a good deal. Well kimda lol
 
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OK, that sounds better... you may have to check that all the socket pins are aligned with the CPU ball contacts. Do it with magnifying glass and perfect lighting... preferably during the day and outdoors so you'll have better chances of getting it done correctly.

And something else I'd suggest is clearing the BIOS or restoring it if necessary. The BIOS settings can get corrupted or BIOS damage can be done when repairs with repeated removal/reinstall of components takes place. And also if the motherboard wasn't kept in the box before you bought it, and specially if it was that way for weeks to months, dust can be a factor in RAM recognition or errors.

Reset the BIOS
a) Remove the BIOS battery, or
b) Move the BIOS jumper from pins 1 & 2, to 2 & 3.
c) Wait 10 minutes for the BIOS to reset
d) Turn the computer on and enter the BIOS to set time and date, and set your preferred settings if any.

Restore the BIOS:
You may want to restore it according to the suggeted method for the mothrboard brand and model... but this is the usual method I use to restore the BIOS:
a) Remove the power cable from the computer.
b) Remove the BIOS battery,
c) Remove the BIOS jumper keeping note on the pins it's on, before beggining so you'll replace it on the same pins.
d) press the power button and hold it pressed for a full minute.
e) Replace the jumper, replace the battery, replace the power cord
f) Start the computer and enter the BIOS to set time and date, and set your preferred setting if any.
 
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