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Broken CPU pin

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The Green Bean

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The idiot I bought my 478pin CPU/mobo from had used about 20gms of thermal paste. It was not only ineffective which made th fan always turn on at full, but made the CPU stick to it. When I tried pulling the HSF out, the CPU came with it and one corner pin broke. Now my PC won't turn on.

Any solutions?
It was a 3GHZ northwood.
 
I'm sorry for your loss, but it really is a loss. There is nothing you can do but replace the CPU. You can't RMA it because there is physical dammage.

You can lways try to return it to the guy you bought it from, but he will most likely not take it back.
 
Can you get a refund? I did when I bought something on eBay and the item delivered was "Not as described". Returned item and was fully refunded.
Too bad in your situation. Hope this helps.
 
I feel your pain. I've yanked my fair share of cpu's out of the sockets over the years, and it typically happens when I forget to let the pc run for a couple of minutes to heat up the grease. I don't recall ever damaging the cpu though. However since you broke a pin and it fails to post it's time for a new cpu.

How about a 3.2GHz Northwood for $70 shipped?
 
Originally posted by: John
I feel your pain. I've yanked my fair share of cpu's out of the sockets over the years, and it typically happens when I forget to let the pc run for a couple of minutes to heat up the grease. I don't recall ever damaging the cpu though. However since you broke a pin and it fails to post it's time for a new cpu.

How about a 3.2GHz Northwood for $70 shipped?
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I had my PC running for 3 days when I finally thought enoug was enough it was too loud. It was pretty hot when I tried taking it out 🙁 ...The CPU was so hot that prime 95 would cause the computer to reboot after 2 hrs (70C)

Good price for that 3.2GHZ, but I will now probably build another rig in any case. (I am left with 512MB Ram, a 250W PSU, a dead 400W one, and now a dead CPU 🙁 🙁 ) I was saving money for something else, but now I might have to use it now. 🙁
 
i'm truly sorry for your dilemma🙁

i am actually using a socket 478 northwood 1.6a GHz processor that had a pin broken off of it. i yanked the cpu out of its socket a little prematurely...whoops. anyways, the pin was on the outer edge of the cpu. surprisingly, it still works!

where was the location of the broken pin?
 
Originally posted by: fluxquantum
i'm truly sorry for your dilemma🙁

i am actually using a socket 478 northwood 1.6a GHz processor that had a pin broken off of it. i yanked the cpu out of its socket a little prematurely...whoops. anyways, the pin was on the outer edge of the cpu. surprisingly, it still works!

where was the location of the broken pin?
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It was the corner opposite to the corner which has space for 2 pins.
 
I do not know anything about overseas costs, but a simple replacement may be the best bet. I have a processor in the closet with a broken pin, but I just upgraded. When removing a processor, rotate the HSF laterally back and forth, until it breaks loose, before pulling on it.
 
Originally posted by: JimPhelpsMI
Hi, 478 Processors have a missing pin on two adajacent corners. Look again. You may not have a missing pin.

Good Luck, Jim
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Its a confirmed broken pin. I saw it break infact, when the heatsink finally came out. 🙁
 
Some people have cut a piece of 0.5mm hard wire just long enough to be proud of the socket hole.
Then insert the CPU, hold it down as the lock is thrown and got lucky enough to get a connection.

ALWAYS preheat the CPU's sink before twisting & tilting it off the processor.
Just use a hair dryer, heat gun or run a stress test.


...Galvanized
 
Best is to never pull on a heatsink to remove it, remove all the hold down hardware, twist and it'll come right out. Except for some old AMDs which were glued to the OEM heatsink.

.bh.
 
It is hard to do but you can attach a new pin. I did it to a friend's athlon 64 that he got for free due to a broken pin. I ended up making a new pin out of a piece of wire that was the right thickness and soldered it on. Took about 45 minutes for one pin, its so tiny and hard to get soldered tightly... But it works now 😀

Too bad you aren't in central ohio, I'd be glad to see if I could put a new pin on it.
 
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