I have something you don't, a socket 753 proccesor

[adurkee]

I don't think broken pins are covered by the warranty.

 

[Adul]

which pin is broken? you might be lucky and it is one that isn't used. You can refer to the white sheets as to what each pin does

 

[imported_NoGodForMe]

Great story, darn the guy never came back into the thread to tell what happened.
Someone post a message over there asking for a followup.
So you broke a computer part that costs $180, it's not the end of the world and at least you didn't break a part that costs $1224 like the other dude. I like the jewerly idea.
But AMD must have a way to send a chip in for service, even if you pay for it. Seems that bent pins are a common thing these days.

 

[jterrell]

I broke a pin once when I was building out new telnode boxes every day for a business.
Luckily it worked fine without that single pin.
Ever since then I have only removed one cpu from a box at a time. lol.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: Baked
I doubt you can even find a solder tip small enough for CPU pin reattachment application. Use very very small amount of super glue, stick the damn pin back, and RMA it back to AMD.

You can always make one - I used a Dremel to make a really fine tip for one of my soldering irons.

Only do this on cheap soldering irons though, like the kind you get at Walmart or Radio Shack.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: Googer
At least he has a sence of humor!


Ok, my advise would be to speak to a lawyer, you may have certain warrenty rights to replacement where you live; And you could be entitled to a replacement.




Taken from AMD's web site:
LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY
AMD's RESPONSIBILITY UNDER THIS, OR ANY OTHER WARRANTY, IMPLIED OR EXPRESS, IS LIMITED TO REPAIR, REPLACEMENT OR REFUND, AS SET FORTH ABOVE. THESE REMEDIES ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES FOR ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY. AMD IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR DIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY BREACH OF WARRANTY OR UNDER ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST REVENUES, LOST PROFITS, DOWNTIME, GOODWILL, DAMAGE TO OR REPLACEMENT OF EQUIPMENT AND PROPERTY, COST OF LABOR, AND ANY COSTS OF RECOVERING, REPROGRAMMING, OR REPRODUCING ANY PROGRAM OR DATA STORED IN OR USED WITH A SYSTEM CONTAINING YOUR AMD PROCESSOR. SOME JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS LIMITED WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS, AND YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS THAT VARY FROM JURISDICTION TO JURISDICTION.

http://www.amd.com/us-en/Proce...0_182_867_2139,00.html

Good advice but "INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES" would be difficult to argue in face of having failed to use the retail cooler and T.I.M. as well. Also, unless it is a pro bono consultation and representation the cost of legal services would quickly surpass the cost of repairing or replacing the CPU.

Well, some of us do our own legal work or have a friend or family member who is a BAR Member and can represent us in court. Maybe he has or can do the same for him self. Some Jurisdictions have special exceptions that by pass the manufacturers warrenty and state that a replacement must be given in his situation, If he is lucky enought to live in such an area he could get a free replacement. If the same were to happen to me where I live; I would be so out of luck, no replacements for me!

 

[Regs]

LMAO. An FX in a socket A mobo Haha. 1300 dollars!

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

OK guys thanks for the advice so far.

1: I'm not going to court over a single pin =)
2: I lost the pin (that thing is so small) so gluing it back on and RMAing it won't work (unless I can find another pin) also this means I can't solder anything back on.
3: I'm going to try it without the pin.

Here's a pic of the pin I broke, it's circled: http://img73.exs.cx/my.php?loc...mage=19103450031jk.jpg

I heard someone wanted to know how it happened, it's a long story, but if you want to know PM me.

Edit: I messed up on the pic.

 

[Quino]

One friend of mine broke 3 pins on his shinny new Athlon 643200 (almost a year ago) We took it it a jweler and he was able to reatach all the pins back on. The chip is living happily ever fter running at 2.3 gigs with no problems at all. nope the jweler will not think you are crazy only a little dumb for breaking a cpu

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
OK guys thanks for the advice so far.

1: I'm not going to court over a single pin =)
2: I lost the pin (that thing is so small) so gluing it back on and RMAing it won't work (unless I can find another pin) also this means I can't solder anything back on.
3: I'm going to try it without the pin.

Here's a pic of the pin I broke, it's circled: http://img73.exs.cx/my.php?loc...mage=19103450031jk.jpg

I heard someone wanted to know how it happened, it's a long story, but if you want to know PM me.

Edit: I messed up on the pic.

Why not tell us here and tell the story once, instead of telling it 2 or 3 times for each PM you get?

 

[Googer]

I have a friend who is a jeweler he ran his own store for 35+ years, I have seen him mend the tiniest things with greater precision than a surgeon. Believe him when he says a jewler can do it. Just make sure he is using a low watt soldering iron and takes ESD precautions (I.E. He wears an ESD wrist strap)

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

I'm pretty sure a jewler can do it, but I've lost the pin. Anyway all I have to do is plug in the power and see if that pin was useless.

 

[Dennis Travis]

Originally posted by: Amol
at least you weren't like this guy

from a forum i was in before, it's a repost, but HILARIOUS

MY GOD. Now I can die and go to heaven. I have seen it all! That is amazing. ROFLOL.

And who was the dood that told him that a FX-53 would work in a Socket A board in the first place? But that does NOT excuse what he did. I can not believe him! That is almost worse than a call my friend in Tech Support at Livingston complaining about a Router that would not power on and asked my friend " Does it matter that I did not pay my electric bill and the Electricity is shut off"? My Friend lost it.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Everything is setup, should I go ahead and turn it on with the missing pin or not? I don't want to break something else.

 

[MercenaryForHire]

Originally posted by: Confusednewbie1552
Everything is setup, should I go ahead and turn it on with the missing pin or not? I don't want to break something else.

If you have to ask, no. Determine which pin it is and check the whitepapers to see if it's an unused pin - then plug it in. Even so, it may not work. I'd say get a donor chip (old 486) from a parts bin or try a jeweler's - they may be able to fabricate a gold pin, seeing as there's another 753 to reference on the bottom of the chip.

@ Baked - please RMA your life.

- M4H

 

[Googer]

BEFORE YOU TOTALY SCREW YOUR SELF ANY FURTHER (LEGALY) OUT OF ANY WARRENTY REPLACEMENT, CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. SOME MANUFACTURERS WARRENTEES DONT MATTER IN SOME PLACES AND LOCAL LAWS DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSUMER REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO SET THEIR OWN POLICIES ASIDE AND REPLACE THE BROKEN PRODUCT, EVEN IF IT WAS YOUR FAULT.

DO THIS BEFORE YOU TAKE IT TO A JEWLER.

 

[ssvegeta1010]

Originally posted by: Googer
BEFORE YOU TOTALY SCREW YOUR SELF ANY FURTHER (LEGALY) OUT OF ANY WARRENTY REPLACEMENT, CHECK YOUR LOCAL LAWS TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT. SOME MANUFACTURERS WARRENTEES DONT MATTER IN SOME PLACES AND LOCAL LAWS DESIGNED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSUMER REQUIRE MANUFACTURERS TO SET THERE OWN POLICIES ASIDE AND REPLACE THE BROKEN PRODUCT, EVEN IF IT WAS YOUR FAULT.

DO THIS BEFORE YOU TAKE IT TO A JEWLER.

Definitely follow Googer's advice.

But also, if you choose to go to a jeweler's, then trying as hard as you can to find the original pin is a good idea.

 

[sflshooter]

Originally posted by: Amol
at least you weren't like this guy

from a forum i was in before, it's a repost, but HILARIOUS

that is funny

 

[Zebo]

www.dell.com

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Zebo
www.dell.com

What kind of a lame answer or advise is that?

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

Originally posted by: Googer

Originally posted by: Zebo
www.dell.com

What kind of a lame answer or advise is that?

He's trying to say I'm a dumbass and that I should go and buy a dell instead of build something. REAL funny.:disgust:

Anyway the jewlery ppl said they were sorry and they couldn't do anything about it. Anyway I found an athlon 64 2800+ for 117 (@ newegg). I'm just going to try and be more careful next time and overclock the 2800 to 3200 speeds, possibly even higher if it is stable.

Edit: And thanks for all of your guy's advice, maybe later on if I ever find a similar pin I'd take it and RMA it to AMD =) , although I think the vaccum cleaner ate the pin forever =( Anyway rule 1 to everyone here: Never try and install a cpu with the hsf still attached.

Edit #2: Are theese chips bassically underclocked 3000/3200's? How high can they go usually?

 

[BentValve]

Confusednewbie, go buy a pre-built PC before you lose any more cash.

 

[Confusednewbie1552]

That's ok I already have a built computer waiting for a proccesor to go in it. I don't think I should buy a new computer when I could buy a proccesor. Thank you for your suggestion.

 

[superkdogg]

This would be a last resort suggestion, but since it's only one pin, might be worth a shot. Could you count the pins off and insert the detached pin in the hole in your mobo where it belongs? If it makes contact with the mobo socket and the cpu then you're in business. Also, there are certain pins that are worthless or do things like send default voltage signals, etc. that are not 100% necessary. Soldering would be only for someone with MAJOR skills. If you solder two pins together by accident you can pretty much kiss any other recourse goodbye.

Best of luck to you.

 

[DyslexicHobo]

Originally posted by: superkdogg
Could you count the pins off and insert the detached pin in the hole in your mobo where it belongs?

That sounds like a good idea to me... But then again I don't know what I'm talking about.

Anyway, sorry to hear about your loss, better luck next time!