Motherboard pin bent, would new HSF cause that?

[Nydomos]

I'm on my linux box right now.

I recently replaced my stock HSF on my Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3 with a Tuniq Tower 120.

The computer worked fine after that for one day, but I shut it down overnight, and the next morning, it wouldn't POST. When I opened it, the top right screw on the tuniq tower 120 was loose.

I tightened it and checked all connections and nothing worked.

I have taken it to a computer repair place and they said the socket 775 pins are bent.

Since it worked for a day, I am trying to figure out what bent it. I did not insert the CPU myself, one of my friends was over and doing that while I was lapping the HSF.

If the CPU was inserted wrong, would it have even booted up once? Would the weight of the tuniq tower 120 screw it up? Maybe because one of the screws were loose?

Finally, If you think it was the HSF, do you suggest I buy a lighter one (which one)? And lastly, do I buy another DS3 so I dont have to reinstall windows, or buy a newer, better motherboard?

(If I do buy another motherboard, it is possible to reinstall windows (repair installation) with the WinXP upgrade disc, right?

 

[montag451]

It is possible for some pins to be bent cos of the tuniq, but one pin - sounds like a dodgy install of a cpu (I have done the same) - was your mate drinking (I was).

Might be lucky and straighten out the pin with a v thin pair of needle nosed pliers or a ..... (doh - remember i used something to do it - something that is found in the house - but can't for the life of me remember what it was)

I'm still using the system a year later - didn't hurt it a bit, in fact I think it got the little cpu worried cos its been an angel.
Taught it who is the boss.

 

[travisray2004]

Originally posted by: Nydomos

(If I do buy another motherboard, it is possible to reinstall windows (repair installation) with the WinXP upgrade disc, right?

If you buy another motherboard, I would start it up in safe mode first prior to a reinstall, and uninstall all of the old drivers; out of the device manager. This has worked for me and my brother plenty of times, since we like to upgrade a lot, we are in the habit of doing this, but we stay with the same manufacture. If the computer restarts right after the windows loading screen and shows a blue screen, then it safe to say that you will need to do a repair install. As far as the processor problem, I dont think it wouldn't work with out 2 pins, but It could have over heated or caused the motherboard not to notice it. My first check out to take out all of the accessories from the motherboard, Sound card:hard drivesrocessor and memory. keep the power hooked up for this quick check, if the mother powers on while there is no processor or ram then you have a mobo problem and not a cpu problem. This system shouldn't even boot up with out a processor. Hope this information is helpful

 

[Nydomos]

What about the HSF? Should I try using it again?

It did run a lot quieter and cooler for the one day I had it working.

I don't want to ruin another motherboard though.

 

[montag451]

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