Some unfortunate things happened, although I don't know what. The result is that something is wrong with 3 pins in my X58A UD3R rev 2 socket. And something is wrong on the 3 corresponding pads on my i7 950.
The reason I can only say that "something is wrong" is that I can't tell how the pins are bent. The pins are not misaligned or toppled to the side. And you can't even tell that something is wrong until you place your eyes and the light at just the right angles. Then, in the center of two areas in different fields of gold pads, three dark spots suddenly appear. Otherwise, the socket looks completely fine.
In fact, some of the people I showed it to believed at first that there was nothing wrong with it.
I don't have a camera--I'm working on getting a decent one. But I will order a good quality loupe (~$30) as soon as I retrieve my eBay password. I'll use it to see whether I can bend the pins back and to see what kind of tweezers I should order.
But the fact that the cpu pads are damaged suggests to me that the problem may be that the "heads" on the pins have been flipped up or shoved down. The pads look like they have been punctured. There is a black mark in the center of each pad. I'll have to wait for the loupe to see the damage in greater detail.
Without the loupe, there is nothing I can do. But in the meantime, I want to know what I should expect. Did I kill my system? Is the cpu useless? What happens when the pads are damaged. I see that there are gold pads on the topside of the chip. Can these be used as replacements?
I see that there is a possibility that I may be able to fix the pins. I am hoping the loupe will reveal that I was at least lucky with the damage there and that the fix will be simple, although I don't know what kind of tweezers might work on those heads. Maybe one of these may help.
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:'(
The reason I can only say that "something is wrong" is that I can't tell how the pins are bent. The pins are not misaligned or toppled to the side. And you can't even tell that something is wrong until you place your eyes and the light at just the right angles. Then, in the center of two areas in different fields of gold pads, three dark spots suddenly appear. Otherwise, the socket looks completely fine.
In fact, some of the people I showed it to believed at first that there was nothing wrong with it.
I don't have a camera--I'm working on getting a decent one. But I will order a good quality loupe (~$30) as soon as I retrieve my eBay password. I'll use it to see whether I can bend the pins back and to see what kind of tweezers I should order.
But the fact that the cpu pads are damaged suggests to me that the problem may be that the "heads" on the pins have been flipped up or shoved down. The pads look like they have been punctured. There is a black mark in the center of each pad. I'll have to wait for the loupe to see the damage in greater detail.
Without the loupe, there is nothing I can do. But in the meantime, I want to know what I should expect. Did I kill my system? Is the cpu useless? What happens when the pads are damaged. I see that there are gold pads on the topside of the chip. Can these be used as replacements?
I see that there is a possibility that I may be able to fix the pins. I am hoping the loupe will reveal that I was at least lucky with the damage there and that the fix will be simple, although I don't know what kind of tweezers might work on those heads. Maybe one of these may help.
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:'(
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