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Motherboards Bent pins on a motherboard... repairable?

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by badman_mo007, 6 May 2010.

  1. badman_mo007

    badman_mo007 What's a Dremel?

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    Okay a friend of mine has two bent pins in his socket775 motherboard and he wants me to fix it!
    Its an old striker extreme motherboard so no warrenty and nothing to loose. I'v read other posts on the forum was wondering if anyone has any past experiances with this problem and what tips they can give me.

    If i remember correctly they were bent backwards, il try draw up a pic from my head, lol nothing fancy just what i can recall.

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  2. Bloody_Pete

    Bloody_Pete Technophile

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    done it to CPU pins, but LGA pins are smaller, so a magnifying glass and some jewelers screw drivers would be a good place to start...
     
  3. Zurechial

    Zurechial Elitist

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    I find an empty mechanical pencil to be ideal for this in most cases.

    Empty the mechanical pencil of lead first and then slip the head of the pencil over the bent pin if you can get at it.
    That should give you an easy way to (gently!) lever the pin back into its correct position.
     
  4. LordBen5000

    LordBen5000 What's a Dremel?

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    Magnifying lens and a very small-headed pair of tweezers might do it
     
  5. badman_mo007

    badman_mo007 What's a Dremel?

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    thanks for the advice il see what i can do, and let you know how it goes.
     
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    Big Elf Oh no! Not another f----ing elf!

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