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CPU pin broke!!!

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I have a friend with a 3.4GHz P4 (not E/EE thank goodness) who was having mobo probs...and he went to take his P4 out and a pin broke off of it (ouch)

Anyway, I do any of you know some ways or places that can fix that freakin pin? I think it's too small for anybody's soldering skills to fix.

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I think he is hopeless.

If the CPU was from a Retail box, then it may still be covered under Intels 3 year manufacturers warranty.
I broke a pin once... and I just got some solid band really high gauge wire, cut a litle sliver, removed the insulation and stuck it in the socket. To my suprise, it worked flawlessly.
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Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy

I broke a pin once... and I just got some solid band really high gauge wire, cut a litle sliver, removed the insulation and stuck it in the socket. To my suprise, it worked flawlessly.

I was just about to suggest the copper wire trick.


It wont hurt to try... But if it doesnt work, the cpu is history.
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Well, seeing as how CPU pins are often 24k gold plated tin, I'm sure they're made of that for a reason and wouldn't want to use the copper for too long (oxidation and other things
) but it could hold you over until you figure out what to do
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Originally Posted by YiffyGriffy

Well, seeing as how CPU pins are often 24k gold plated tin, I'm sure they're made of that for a reason and wouldn't want to use the copper for too long (oxidation and other things
) but it could hold you over until you figure out what to do


Maybe get a gold earing, cut the back part off, and do the same thing you did with the copper trick??? It could work...
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Well, on the same CPU, I eventually broke down, pulled an old Pentium Pro from the closet, clipped off one of its pins and used that, which also worked flawlessly
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Copper has more resistence than gold and more resistence means more HEAT.........and all of that heat will be at that one pin and not spread out evenly so becareful.!!
There is a company that does cpu pin repair. Hmm, I cant seem to find the site right now. I will look some more.
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My 3.2E is currently s477.
I broke a pin off about 4 months ago, have never tried to fix it nor do the wire trick, and have never had any problems with it.
I know of at least 3 or 4 other enthusiasts that have broken pins, never done anything about it, and never had any problems either.
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Originally Posted by NoAffinity

My 3.2E is currently s477.
I broke a pin off about 4 months ago, have never tried to fix it nor do the wire trick, and have never had any problems with it.
I know of at least 3 or 4 other enthusiasts that have broken pins, never done anything about it, and never had any problems either.

Haha S477 P4.
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Originally Posted by NoAffinity

My 3.2E is currently s477.
I broke a pin off about 4 months ago, have never tried to fix it nor do the wire trick, and have never had any problems with it.
I know of at least 3 or 4 other enthusiasts that have broken pins, never done anything about it, and never had any problems either.

Makes you wonder what those extra pins are for....i wonder if removing a few will help get a better OC???
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Man... Re-attaching pins??? You lot are fearless. Id say damn near willing to try anything once. I would never even think to do that. Not saying that it shouldnt be done, but Id be too scared to do something like that. I wouldnt want a damaged mobo and a damaged CPU.
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He tried booting it...it looks like it's going to boot then the RAM activity LEDs die down to nothing. He's RMA'd his mobo once...he blew something again he's RMAing now...so I guess it's etiher try it or eBay time.
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