Can't lock in cpu

[Parousia]

I recently bought an Abit KT7 along with a Duron 600. I popped the processor in fine, but when I went to pull down the lever to lock it into place there was a lot of resistance...I would have to push way too hard to get it down. So I pushed the temp monitor down on the mobo a bit, thinking it might be stopping it, but no go. Nothing seems to work, and it feels as if the pins on the cpu would bend if I put anymore pressure on it. Anyone else have this problem?

 

[Elbryn]

as long as the cpu pins went all the way down, you have the cpu going in the right way. the pins shouldnt even go down unless you have it facing the right direction. Then its just a matter of pushing down hard to get the level down.

 

[abracadabra1]

hmmm...wierd
check to make sure none of the pins are missing. if so, you may be putting it in the wrong direction.
if the cpu pops in place nicely (0 insertion force), check to see if there is anything hindering the lever from moving down.
if it still doesn't work, contact abit.

GL!

 

[K6 3]

bend down the little temp probe sticking up out of the socket and try again

 

[Parousia]

It doesn't look like any of the pins are missing, although one of the pins does look slightly bent, could that be causing this? And I tried bending the temp probe nearly flat, still the same.

 

[Klosters]

I had very similar difficulty with a replacement P3600 FC-PGA that Intel sent me under warranty. If one of the pins is indeed off-center, you can try to straighten it out. But I would seriously suggest that you return it to the retailer instead. That's if you're confident that the CPU came that way, and that you didn't bend the pin yourself. Ya see, the pins are very fragile--they're not made for home-bending!

The new P3 600 I received did NOT want to go into the Socket 370. Every pin on the CPU was straight, but they were all off-center vis a vis their proper hole in the socket. I couldn't believe it.
"So this is what Intel sends you if they think you were a bad boy!" I said to myself. I've been running an old, slow CPU while waiting for this replacement, and was tired of it. Somehow, some way, some divine intervention got that CPU into the socket. Zero Insertion Force---my freaking foot! Lemme tell ya, that CPU is NEVER coming out of the Asus slocket! Way too scary!!