edmundtran
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Hey, I made a huge mistake and I just wanted to get some advice on my situation.
I recently had to send my motherboard back for testing. However when removing the heatsink and processor I wasn't sure what to do. I tried pulling the heatsink off the processor but the processor came off the socket 754 with it! Now I know I was supposed to twist the heatsink and gently pull it off and I feel a right plonker for not doing that!
I just wanted to know, what are the chances of the processor being broken by this? There doesnt seem to be any physical change to the pins, as they were pulled straight out and no bending occurred. I'm hoping that if there is any damage to the socket it will be fixedby the people I sent it to.
And one more question, when I get my motherboard back, if the computer still doesnt work, what checks can I do to see what component is faulty? Will the motherboard run on its own without any components inside? If so this would be good to see which component makes the computer not work.
Thanks for the help,
Ed
I recently had to send my motherboard back for testing. However when removing the heatsink and processor I wasn't sure what to do. I tried pulling the heatsink off the processor but the processor came off the socket 754 with it! Now I know I was supposed to twist the heatsink and gently pull it off and I feel a right plonker for not doing that!
I just wanted to know, what are the chances of the processor being broken by this? There doesnt seem to be any physical change to the pins, as they were pulled straight out and no bending occurred. I'm hoping that if there is any damage to the socket it will be fixedby the people I sent it to.
And one more question, when I get my motherboard back, if the computer still doesnt work, what checks can I do to see what component is faulty? Will the motherboard run on its own without any components inside? If so this would be good to see which component makes the computer not work.
Thanks for the help,
Ed