Broken pin on LGA775 motherboard (DS3)

[IEC]

I bought a mobo on FS/FT recently and have a CPU and RAM ready. Anyways, the "J12" VCC pin on the LGA775 socket is MIA. Question is, is it safe to stick a CPU in and try to boot anyways?

vr-zone link to LGA775 pin diagrams

Intel Pentium D datasheet w/pin diagram

Edit: For the record, the seller did not ship the motherboard with the protective socket cover

 

[Boyo]

Don't qoute me on it, but I would not trust it. Send it back.

 

[IEC]

Does Intel have any datasheets explaining the pins?

Update: Found Intel datasheet for Pentium D procs here

Is anyone here an EE/ECE that knows about this kind of stuff and whether 1 missing VCC pin will be an issue? Please reply

 

[IEC]

Up...

 

[IEC]

Bump before shooting some hoops...

 

[bendixG15]

why you playing the ...is it safe to ...game?
The pin is missing and its supposed to be there.
Tell the seller you want a refund..

 

[ViRGE]

Unfortunately VCC is a power pin, not a ground pin. It likely won't work.

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: ViRGE
Unfortunately VCC is a power pin, not a ground pin. It likely won't work.

I decided it wasn't safe to try and have requested a refund action from the seller. Thanks for the replies guys. Also, you'll notice my PSA in the FS/FT thread about shipping LGA775 mobos with protective covers...