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That's got to hurt

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zatoman

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Got a new 3.2e to replace a 2.6c. Not expecting a great improvement in performance, but just felt like playing with my computer. I put the 3.2e in with stock heatsink/fan and things were running a little hot for my taste. I decided to replace the heatsink/fan and that is when the "fun" started. Long story short, I had difficulty removing the old heatsink, when all of a sudden I got it off. Good, I thought, until I noticed that I had not only pulled up the heatsink but also had ripped out the cpu (I can still hear the noise in my sleep). I straightened out a few bent pins and put it back in with the new heatsink. The CPU doesn't clamp down as tightly as it used to, but everthing seems to work ok. When I first restarted my computer, the screen made some wierd gyrations and some statement popped up stating that my CPU was not recognized (I'm not sure exactly what it said because I was in a panic). I rebooted and things seem to be working OK. No instability and good benchmarks.

Short question. Have I damaged anything that will not show up until later, or did I dodge a bullet? Please offer your guess.
 
I walked on a 486DX4-100. Its not a big deal (it was $4 at goodwill). I said SONOFA... the pins were all smushed flat against the ceramic.

I pulled out a small set of $0.88 miniature screwdrives from wallmart, and starting prying up the pins. I later grabbed some tweezers for alignment. It took about an hour just to straighten out a socket 3 CPU. The pins were very weak, almost ready to bust. I "made" it fit back into my PB450 (packard bell) and clamped her shut. It still worked fine.

Your pins probably are a bit wimpy now, so your fine untill you do this same thing again. I bent the pins bad on a DX-2 twice, and on the second alignment job, pins just broke loose from stress while I was bending them.

In other words, If the CPU still works, its going to stay that way untill "acted upon by an outside force"
 
Thanks for the vote of confidence. Your computers have seem to survived more than I have dished out on mine.
 
That sux, at least it still works though. Mine has been pulled out twice with the heatsink, but it was strait out so no bent pins....
 
I've pulled my 2800+ (a64) out of its socket at least 4 times while trying to get the stock hsf off.....still runs like a champ. I'd be inclined to think you'll be okay.
 
when I installed My A64 3000+ one only did I drop it, hitting my desk [H]ard as it fell, but when I pushed the clamp down on my ZIF it was seated diagonaly so one corner was high enough out of the socket that you could see pins, I about Had a heart attack, I was sure that when I pulled it out all the pins would fall out. BUT they didn't! I was so relieved and built the rest of my comp alot slower. :D
 
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