Motherboard or CPU Problem?

[Delapidated1]

Hi to all, l I recently decided to clean my pc and removed the fans and the heatsink as it was full of dust and fluff and rather noisy. My very first time to ever open a pc, ventured in to the unknown I didn't realise that the CPU is directly under the heatsink and goes in to a socket. After I put the heatsink back in and closed everything up the computer wouldn't start. I then proceeded to check under the heatsink and saw that several gold pins on the cpu were bent so I straightened them as well as I could and put it back in to the socket and fastened the two locks for the heatsink. It turned on this time but now there is no display on the monitor, leds light up, fans work and the dvd rom makes a knocking or clicking sound in one second intervals. Opened it up again and broke a pin on the cpu. Can the pins be fixed on the cpu or do I have to buy a new cpu and a special heat paste for my pc to work properly again? I feel like a complete fool and like kicking myself after breaking my computer. Where do I go from here with this predicament please?

[BeeCeeBee]

There is no point in telling you what you already have found out the hard way.

 

It is possible that a single broken pin will not effect the operation of your pc. It is also possible that it was essential and nothing will operate properly. I have seen some tricks elsewhere regarding broken pins, have evaluated them and decided that they pack more dangers than hope for success. I certainly am not going to suggest something that will wind up costing you a motherboard as well.

 

I would wait for a real hardware expert like Tootech or Dalo Harkin to reply before you try anything other than purchasing a new CPU. If there is a safe way to try and correct the problem, they will know it. I also believe that DirtyPolo has some experience with pins.

 

CPUs should seat easily with very minimal resitance. If you have to force them at all you are probably bending pins. If you already have bent pins and the CPU is offering resistance, you have not straightened them enough.

 

Heatsink paste is essential to avoid overheating and should be applied in very small amounts.

Edited February 24, 2009 by BeeCeeBee

[Tootech]

Really sorry to tell you, but broken pin = dead CPU.

 

If you can tell us a little more about your PC 'm sure we can source you another CPU.

 

Tell is what writing is printed on the top, or take a close up photo of the top when it is nice and clean, post it here we should be able to see the identification writing and tell you what it is.

 

Maybe it would be worth taking it to a local repair shop for them to have a look.

 

Just wondering if the broken pin is still in the mainboard, it would need removing before another CPU is fitted.

[Dalo Harkin]

Hi to all, l I recently decided to clean my pc and removed the fans and the heatsink as it was full of dust and fluff and rather noisy. My very first time to ever open a pc, ventured in to the unknown I didn't realise that the CPU is directly under the heatsink and goes in to a socket. After I put the heatsink back in and closed everything up the computer wouldn't start. I then proceeded to check under the heatsink and saw that several gold pins on the cpu were bent so I straightened them as well as I could and put it back in to the socket and fastened the two locks for the heatsink. It turned on this time but now there is no display on the monitor, leds light up, fans work and the dvd rom makes a knocking or clicking sound in one second intervals. Opened it up again and broke a pin on the cpu. Can the pins be fixed on the cpu or do I have to buy a new cpu and a special heat paste for my pc to work properly again? I feel like a complete fool and like kicking myself after breaking my computer. Where do I go from here with this predicament please?

 

As the others have mentioned - a broken pin is the end of the line for your CPU - if you can find any documentation on the Motherboard then we can tell you what CPU's you can have in there - the good news is that you dont have to take the Motherboard out and mess around with that side of it.

New CPU - some new thermal compound and away you go - your PC may even be faster as you may be able to get a faster CPU :) (behind every cloud is a silver lining)

[Match]

I feel like a complete fool and like kicking myself after breaking my computer. Where do I go from here with this predicament please?

 

 

Funny thing is unless you break it you never learn how to fix, and then the fear and mystery starts to be lost and you want to know more, be careful it is addictive and leads to becoming an expert. :)

[Plastic Nev]

Match, how very true.

The important thing is to make sure the broken pin is not still stuck in the socket, if it is, it must be removed before trying to fit a new CPU. Best of luck.

[Delapidated1]

You wanted to know about my CPU, Motherboard.

 

Thank you for the replies. The CPU is an AMD Athlon 64, the motherboard is a Gigabyte K8 Triton Series AGP8X/ Dual Channel DDR400 nForce 3 It also supports the AMD Athlon 64 FX. I got it built in a shop a few months before the 2 core and dual core processors came out. So in a nutshell you are telling me that because one pin is broken and a few others bent that I will have to buy a new one? Could it be repaired in a shop? There are no pins stuck in the socket as the pin broke when attempting to straighten it out. Is it easy to remove the CPU from the heatsink? I read on the net to bring it to a jewellers for them to put in 14k gold pins for the ones bent and the one broken. Surely a repair shop in the Philippines could repair it for me when I go there with my girlfriend in a few weeks if it can be removed from the heatsink? :confused:

Edited February 24, 2009 by Delapidated1

[Tootech]

I read on the net to bring it to a jewellers for them to put in 14k gold pins for the ones bent and the one broken

 

Why would you want to go to the trouble of messing about with this chip?

 

Do jewellers take precautions against static electricity damage? Can you be assured someone can repair it without damaging it further. How do you know the chip would work after a pin repair?

 

Obviously at the end of the day you do it whichever way you want, but have a look at the price of a CPU for your machine - its a Socket 754 BTW.

 

1.8Ghz AMD Athlon 64 CPU Socket 754 AMA3000BEX5AR

[Dalo Harkin]

As Tootech has stated its not worth the cost of getting yours repaired for the sake of a new one.

I am very handy with a soldering iron and what people call extreme mods but even I would not try and resurrect a CPU with a pin broken off :eek:

 

If it was a £900 CPU then that's a different matter :D