CPU stuck in motherboard.

[JD0102]

I need to remove my CPU from my motherboard but it appears to be stuck. I lifted the latch on the socket, and it snapped! I did not apply much pressure and am going to be RMA'ing both the motherboard and CPU. I need to know how to seperate the two parts from each other before I can RMA them. Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks
CPU: AMD FX 8150
Mobo: GIGABYTE GA-990FX-UD3
PSU: Corsair TX750
HDD: Seagate 1TB 7200
Case: Rosewill Challenger
Graphics Card: MSI GeForce 9800GT

 

[smorizio]

check to see where it snapped..most times if you have a small eyeglass screwdriver you can puss the cpu clip/guild back so that the cpu will fall out straight.

 

[JD0102]

check to see where it snapped..most times if you have a small eyeglass screwdriver you can puss the cpu clip/guild back so that the cpu will fall out straight.

What exactly do you mean by this? I see no clip or guide.

 

[smorizio]

http://techreport.com/articles.x/21208/2
where the arm broken off it slides two small clips to push the top part of the cpu holder a little to lock the cpu in. when the arm goes up the cpu holder slides out. when you pulll the arm down the try slides in and locks. need to do is move the top of the fmi sockket so that it lets go of the cpu chip.

 

[JD0102]

http://techreport.com/articles.x/21208/2
where the arm broken off it slides two small clips to push the top part of the cpu holder a little to lock the cpu in. when the arm goes up the cpu holder slides out. when you pulll the arm down the try slides in and locks. need to do is move the top of the fmi sockket so that it lets go of the cpu chip.

I do not see any clips attached to the socket

were they perhaps attached to this piece that broke?

Please don't take offense, but could you improve your grammar a little? It's hard to understand sometimes.

 

[JD0102]

I've done a little research and have found it'll be a little too risky for me to try and manually take out the CPU myself. I'll take it to a local best buy or something to get taken out for me

 

[rgd1101]

I've done a little research and have found it'll be a little too risky for me to try and manually take out the CPU myself. I'll take it to a local best buy or something to get taken out for me

local best buy, might as well get a hammer and take it out.

 

[JD0102]

local best buy, might as well get a hammer and take it out.

There's nowhere else I could get it done and I don't have the tools to do it myself. I may get them to, but I may not.

 

[JD0102]

wait, by eyeglass screwdriver do you mean this?

I think I have smaller ones

 

[kshitijmd]

Find a very small flatblade screwdriver, preferably get two of them.
Gently insert one on either end and lift it out.

 

[JD0102]

Find a very small flatblade screwdriver, preferably get two of them.
Gently insert one on either end and lift it out.

Thanks for the reply, I tried this but on one side the stupid heatsink gets in the way, and from the other side the processor doesn't seem to want to budge. Do you know any store that could be trusted to take it out?

 

[JD0102]

Also, does anyone know if I can suction it out of there? I've read people put a little toothpaste between the cpu and HSF and let it dry and pryed it out that way. Can you do that without damaging the CPU pins?

 

[rein001]

try sucking it with your mouth.

 

[JD0102]

try sucking it with your mouth.

That made me chuckle, but I doubt that would work. Any answer to my question?

 

[kshitijmd]

You won't damage your pins as long as you lift it out vertically.

Do you live near a Micro Center? You can trust them to help you out.

 

[JD0102]

The nearest micro center is an hour and 45 minutes away. I contacted AMD and am awaiting a response from them about it.

 

[kshitijmd]

[strike]Wait, you said the heatsink gets in the way.
You can't remove the CPU without removing the heatsink first lol[/strike]

EDIT: Just saw the pic you posted. You must be referring to some other heatsink. Sowwy.

 

[JD0102]

Amd told me to try and detach the whole socket base, or take it to a computer repair store. How would I detach that? I've emailed Gigabyte about it

 

[kshitijmd]

The whole socket base? I was under the impression that the socket base is built into the PCB and cannot be removed without destroying the motherboard.
I could be wrong.

 

[JD0102]

The whole socket base? I was under the impression that the socket base is built into the PCB and cannot be removed without destroying the motherboard.
I could be wrong.

I'm fairly sure you are correct. I'll be talking to computer repair stores about it. Gigabyte has confirmed they will RMA though which is nice. AMD too if the pins are ok

 

[JD0102]

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[nikorr]

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