Hi all,
I have an Intel D915PGN motherboard on a CPU that was recently shipped to me via a friend (I moved away and couldn't take everything all at once). I asked this friend to put extra insurance on the package, as well as request a Fragile sticker, but...even though he's an IT guy, he did not. I've already filed a claim but am not expecting much of anything.
The packaging was fine but the inside of the CPU would make anyone think it had fallen out of the FedEx truck a few times.
I'll list the damages I've noticed below. My question: would you guys risk reattaching everything and trying to fire her up? Most of the damages are superficial, but I don't have any experience with physically damaged components, so I would like a second/third/trillionth opinion before I try it. I'm terrified of frying the rest of my components...
So, the damages:
1. The most major is the motherboard. Well, its heatsink to be exact. 6-10 pins in the bottom left corner look like a bunch of palm trees after Katrina. They're touching, which is why I'm so worried. However, the heatsink does not appear to have detached from the motherboard in any way. There are some visible scratches on the base of the motherboard, probably from my PCI cards falling out, but it's near the bottom, in an area where I see no copper microwiring or whatever you call it.
2. Second on the list is the power supply. Well, in itself it seems to be fine, but it looks as if someone made an unsuccessful attempt to rip it from the case. It had four screws securing it to the case when I packaged it; now it has two. One screw has disappeared, one has ripped out of the little hole where it secures to the case, one seems to be unharmed and one is at an angle, slightly warping the screw-hole. The entire power supply is at an angle actually.
3. The video card. It doesn't seem to have suffered any visible damage but it did completely fall out of its PCIe slot, as well as all my other PCI cards...I am fairly sure that it was the culprit behind the bent heatsink pins.
4. The case. It's fine, other than the warping where the power supply is mounted...but still.
Yes, the PCI cards and the power supply were all screwed in nicely. Yes, I've already filed a claim with fedex. Yes, I am completely baffled as to my poor baby's injuries.
Any opinions on the safety behind straightening the pins and trying to turn it on would be appreciated very much. I'd rather not go through the whole process of replacing a mobo...but I'm not about to risk all my other components unless I get some more opinions.
Thanks so much in advance...!
I have an Intel D915PGN motherboard on a CPU that was recently shipped to me via a friend (I moved away and couldn't take everything all at once). I asked this friend to put extra insurance on the package, as well as request a Fragile sticker, but...even though he's an IT guy, he did not. I've already filed a claim but am not expecting much of anything.
The packaging was fine but the inside of the CPU would make anyone think it had fallen out of the FedEx truck a few times.
I'll list the damages I've noticed below. My question: would you guys risk reattaching everything and trying to fire her up? Most of the damages are superficial, but I don't have any experience with physically damaged components, so I would like a second/third/trillionth opinion before I try it. I'm terrified of frying the rest of my components...
So, the damages:
1. The most major is the motherboard. Well, its heatsink to be exact. 6-10 pins in the bottom left corner look like a bunch of palm trees after Katrina. They're touching, which is why I'm so worried. However, the heatsink does not appear to have detached from the motherboard in any way. There are some visible scratches on the base of the motherboard, probably from my PCI cards falling out, but it's near the bottom, in an area where I see no copper microwiring or whatever you call it.
2. Second on the list is the power supply. Well, in itself it seems to be fine, but it looks as if someone made an unsuccessful attempt to rip it from the case. It had four screws securing it to the case when I packaged it; now it has two. One screw has disappeared, one has ripped out of the little hole where it secures to the case, one seems to be unharmed and one is at an angle, slightly warping the screw-hole. The entire power supply is at an angle actually.
3. The video card. It doesn't seem to have suffered any visible damage but it did completely fall out of its PCIe slot, as well as all my other PCI cards...I am fairly sure that it was the culprit behind the bent heatsink pins.
4. The case. It's fine, other than the warping where the power supply is mounted...but still.
Yes, the PCI cards and the power supply were all screwed in nicely. Yes, I've already filed a claim with fedex. Yes, I am completely baffled as to my poor baby's injuries.
Any opinions on the safety behind straightening the pins and trying to turn it on would be appreciated very much. I'd rather not go through the whole process of replacing a mobo...but I'm not about to risk all my other components unless I get some more opinions.
Thanks so much in advance...!
