I feel sort of stupid but... my cpu won't fit in my motherboard?

[StinkyPinky]

Those push pins are really annoying. Why do they keep insisting on using them? Screws would be better.

 

[Stern]

Amen to that. Or some sort of standardised lever system like for the CPUs.

 

[NGX]

Originally posted by: Stern
I heard a crunching noise when pushing the lever down.

Haha omg, thats prob not good. As for the hsf, those things are always a PITA

 

[AstroGuardian]

Originally posted by: MarcVenice
No bent pins ? ( is it bent or bend ? )

It's bent Past simple of bend

 

[AstroGuardian]

So did the computer POST correctly? Is it working after "the crunching" noise?

 

[Davegod]

Originally posted by: WaitingForNehalem
Verify your steps by watching this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFEOd7nQbuQ

In that video they put the motherboard down on the outside of the anti-static packaging. I thought the outside of that packaging was a terrible place to put the motherboard, as it works as a faraday cage (i.e. designed so that electrical current passes easily on the outside, and therefore not passing through the contents) ? Cotton gloves don't seem to smart either?


As for pushpins, they're terrible. Even on close inspection I thought they were all in when in fact 2 weren't quite. I don't know why they can't have a socket and HSF mechanism that isnt externally standard.

 

[NGX]

Originally posted by: Davegod

In that video they put the motherboard down on the outside of the anti-static packaging. I thought the outside of that packaging was a terrible place to put the motherboard

You are right, it is one of the worst places to put anything ESD sensitive.

 

[Stern]

Originally posted by: AstroGuardian
So did the computer POST correctly? Is it working after "the crunching" noise?

Yeah it's working fine. I had to fiddle with the voltages for the memory as it was too low and got a bit unstable, but otherwise good. I'm running Vista Ultimate 32-bit on it. Thanks again for all the help on this awesome forum!