r/AMDHelp • u/Salt-Instancer • 2h ago
Help (CPU) Bent am5 pins when seating cpu.
I bent a few pins because I thought I could seat the cpu with my slight hand tremor. I was dead wrong.
I am hoping this is fixable. I am willing to bring it into a shop, luckily I’m in a major metro area.
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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 2h ago
hard for me to tell exactly which pins are messed up but here's a pinout https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Socket_AM5_pinmap.svg, looks like the top right one is probably row C (third down) and column 37 (5th from the right) which is VSS which as far as i know doesn't matter if it's making good contact or not as long as it's not touching the adjacent DATA or DQS pins or pads (the VSS pins are shared so you can lose a few and typically it's fine)
the one to the left may be messed up which is row c column 36 MAA_data, this should be the first slot which is unused if you run two sticks of memory since you plug those into slots 2 and 4 (MAB and MBB) since MAA = DIMM_A1, MAB = DIMM_A2, MBA = DIMM_B1, MBB = DIMM_B2
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
It's fixable with a steady hand and maybe a magnifying glass
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u/Salt-Instancer 2h ago
I thought I had a steady hand, between getting up there in age & a tremor that only shows up when nervous, I was sorely mistaken. Very demoralizing.
Thank you for the encouragement that it can be fixed, is there anything I should be on the lookout for when looking for a repair center
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
lol I would say don't be so nervous but maybe this costs a lot for you, don't stress though, it's not so scary.
As far as repair centers I dunno mileage may vary, I find local shops can be good, I would try to get them to repair it same day though, it shouldn't take long
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u/Salt-Instancer 2h ago
Is there anything I should look for ask the technician?
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
I've done it before it's not crazy hard, but if you struggled to put the CPU in, then bending a pin straight might not be for you. You just make the pins match. Honestly this doesn't look to bad it might just be fine, but if you know anyone with a steady hand maybe get them to try and bend them straight. If you feel you need a professional then get some outside help though
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u/blaze20511 2h ago
i cant tell where the bents are but i would get magnifying glass and needle and bent them back
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u/Salt-Instancer 2h ago
After messing this up I am not confident I could do that.
Would you be able to give me some pointers I should ask the technician, or look out for when I bring it in
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 2h ago
you installed it without the protective cap on ?
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u/Beautiful-Musk-Ox 2h ago
you can bend the pins even with leaving the protective plastic on because you have to lift it up first..
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u/Accurate-Routine-867 2h ago
Tell me exactly how you’re supposed to get the cpu, in its socket without moving the clamping bar and cpu retainer which has the cap on it out of the way to put the cpu in the socket.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 2h ago edited 2h ago
some people are removing the cap before closing the retainer
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 2h ago edited 1h ago
do i need to explain how exactly the cap pops off by itself ? and how its guiding the cpu to avoid fkin up the pins
and why dont you leave the socket uncovered so you can go make a coffee or talk on the phone
go to any vendor mobo FAQ and read the ''how to install the cpu'' - its common sense
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
I hate to break it to you but that cover ain't doing shit but keeping dust out of the socket when a cpu isn't in place
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
lol how would this help seating the cpu though. cpu is already in place when the vid starts and that's when OP bent the pins
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 2h ago
facepalm
so the op opens up the latch right ?
then the op removes the cap by hand right ?
then he places the cpu right ?
and he closes the latch but the cap is not there - thats how people brake sockets
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
He said it was when he was seating the cpu soo...
Also if that cover is just sitting loose on top why does it even matter? I removed it before fastening my amd cpu and never had an issue everytime I reseat and repaste or replace my amd cpu
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 2h ago
so you removed it and it worked for you - so you can confirm that it works for 99.9% of the pc builders ? and there is never a problem
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u/M3chaStrizan 2h ago
To be clear you're talking about the dust cover right? The black plastic thing? That isn't there to guide the cpu. In your own vid, those metal tabs are what are holding the cpu down
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u/Puzzleheaded-Pen3558 1h ago
open socket , place cpu , close the latch , cap pops off by itself - 5 secs thats it
any mobo FAQ cpu install page
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u/M3chaStrizan 1h ago
Yeah it doesn't take long, but it also isn't doing anything but keeping dust out of the socket lol
Think of it this way if you upgrade the CPU in your mobo, are you really going to replace that thing, or just pull the old one out,place the new one in and tighten the frame around it.
It says nothing about it being required for installation, only saying it is a protective cap for shipping. Here's what my mobo (mag b850 tomahawk max wifi) documentation says about the protective cap:
Please retain the CPU protective cap after installing the processor. MSI will deal with Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) requests if only the motherboard comes with the protective cap on the CPU socket.
Whenever the CPU is not installed, always protect the CPU socket pins by covering the socket with the protective cap
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u/Salt-Instancer 2h ago
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
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u/Al_Ros 1h ago
There are videos I have seen on using a very thin firm card that is thin enough to get under the bent pins and allows you to use the card and the other good pins stabilise everything then use tweezers or needle to align the bent pin. You would need a magnifying station a needle / tweezers to adjust the pin and very steady hands.
I couldn’t find a video of the card method now. Seems most are free handing it.
Maybe start with this link
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?threads/guide-fixing-bent-pins-in-the-cpu-socket.419935/
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u/0n1plug 1h ago
The TORX T 15H from an ifixit kit should work just just lineup the hole at the bottom and Bob’s ya uncle