While I can't vouch for whether the pins will straighten back up without breaking, what I would try is get some hobby shop tubing with an inside diameter that will just slip over a good pin while still having clearance from the adjacent pins. Then slip it over the bent pins, straightening as needed while you gently push down. I would suggest using a brass tube rather than aluminum so the metal doesn't transfer over to the gold pins. Take the CPU in with you when you go for sizing. Good luck.
Richard P. On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 2:21 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a computer question and it is aimed at the Do It Yourselfer. > > I was replacing a cooling fan/heat sink on a CPU last week and when I pulled > off the old Heatsink it pulled the whole CPU out with it. > > When I put the CPU back in with the new heatsink/cooling fan, it bent (I > mean really bent) some of the pins on the CPU. > > Has any one ever had luck un bending pins on a newer CPU? > > It is an Opteron 170 AMD socket 939 CPU. > > I have ordered a replacement (lower speed) CPU for this board, and decided > to order a backup plan (Newer AM2+ board, CPU and memory) just in case. > > What should I use to unbend the pins? A sewing needle? > > Stewart > > Rev. Stewart A. Marshall > mailto:[email protected] > Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org > Ozark, AL SL 82 > > > ************************************************************************* > ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** > ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** > ************************************************************************* > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
