best way to remove pins from a motherboard?

[JackAnon]

here are the specs, so you can facepalm along: https://pcpartpicker.com/list/XrxJPn

decided 'rona season would be a great time to build my first computer, so I bought the parts, and shipped em. a week later, they come, i'm psyched asf, get right into the build. everything's going fine, i'm readin the manuals and stuff to see where everything goes and pluggin stuff in accordingly, till i get to the cpu. now mind you, I was doing all of this stoned, probably not a good idea. In retrospect, i figured out that I put the cpu in sideways, and booted it. there's a black screen, i'm confused as hecc, not knowin what i did. I go to panic power off, and see the cpu debug light is on. i power the pc off, go to remove the cooler to get to the cpu, I forgot to twist it left and right, and the cpu ripped out of it's socket, with the cooler. I spend the next 30 minutes bending pins back in place, till i see the error of my ways. 4 pins are stuck in the motherboard, in a direction they shouldn't be in. feelsbad. i attempted tapping on the back of the motherboard, they didn't budge. tried tweezers, but I couldn't get em out. i've searched through google for a fair amount of time, haven't come to anything conclusive. help a gamer out if y'can, would be appreciated.

 

[Bill_Bright]

Remove pins? Please explain.

 

[sneekypeet]

Remove pins? Please explain.

Its all there in the text.

@JackAnon you could try a sewing needle to leverage them out of the socket.

 

[dorsetknob]

GHETTO ATTEMPT
you could use the butane tube from a discarded lighter ( smash the lighter with a hammer very satisfying).
cover end in tissue ,put in lips Hold over pin in socket and SUCK (tissue is to avoid inhaling broken pin).
Might work
you could also try A neodymium magnet (pin may be magnetic)

 

[Bill_Bright]

Its all there in the text.

Thanks, but that entire paragraph was not there when I posted. Note the OP's "Last edited" time stamp compared to my post's.

@JackAnon - I don't understand why tweezers didn't work. Did you lift the locking lever before trying to remove them?

I can only assume when initially lowering the locking lever, you jammed the pins between the locked and unlocked positions. I suspect you have made a costly mistake and both the CPU and motherboard need to be replaced. Note such damage surely is not covered by any warranty. And you need to hope you didn't zap your RAM in the process as surely voltages were in contact where they should not have been.

I personally don't see how you inserted it sideways without noticing it was not seated properly. The CPU would not have sat properly in the socket. I understand you were wasted, but still. Oh well.

Stoned, huh?
Did'ja learn anything from this?

You are assuming any lessons learned were remembered, right?

 

[freeagent]

I blindly stuffed my usb3 case plug into the mobo flattening a couple of pins not once but twice. The second time was enough to soften them enough to break off in an attempt to straighten them. Was a super clean removal and lost the usb2 on the front panel. The board died later on from unrelated issues. My beloved z77. It came to me with issues so I am surprised I got 3 years out of it. Now that I am back on x58 I want a new system.

 

[JackAnon]

Thanks, but that entire paragraph was not there when I posted. Note the OP's "Last edited" time stamp compared to my post's.

@JackAnon - I don't understand why tweezers didn't work. Did you lift the locking lever before trying to remove them?

I can only assume when initially lowering the locking lever, you jammed the pins between the locked and unlocked positions. I suspect you have made a costly mistake and both the CPU and motherboard need to be replaced. Note such damage surely is not covered by any warranty. And you need to hope you didn't zap your RAM in the process as surely voltages were in contact where they should not have been.

I personally don't see how you inserted it sideways without noticing it was not seated properly. The CPU would not have sat properly in the socket. I understand you were wasted, but still. Oh well.

You are assuming any lessons learned were remembered, right?

I tried tweezing both locked, and unlocked twice. it seems like you need the finger strength of a god to yoink the pins out. looked into it further, apparently you can disassemble the socket? gonna try some crackhead diy shit, i'll come back with the results. thanks for the reply.

GHETTO ATTEMPT
you could use the butane tube from a discarded lighter ( smash the lighter with a hammer very satisfying).
cover end in tissue ,put in lips Hold over pin in socket and SUCK (tissue is to avoid inhaling broken pin).
Might work
you could also try A neodymium magnet (pin may be magnetic)

i like the way you think

 

[Jetster]

Its a mistake people usually only make once. I doubt it can be fixed. Changing a socket is a manufacture only process. They use to change them for $50 but I don't think they do that any longer.
Picture may help. But if you clamped down on a cpu not in the socket correctly, its bad. If the pins aren't real bad sometimes you can just bend them back.

 

[JackAnon]

Its a mistake people usually only make once. I doubt it can be fixed. Changing a socket is a manufacture only process. They use to change them for $50 but I don't think they do that any longer

i know the mobo's prolly scuffed, but I have to attempt it to satisfy my crackhead curiosity

 

[xman2007]

very expensive mistake, your CPU is shot and likely your motherboard may be if you cant fix the situation, maybe try a needle with the tiniest amount of super glue on the tip, fix it to the pin for 30 seconds and see if you can pull them out

 

[sneekypeet]

very expensive mistake, your CPU is shot and likely your motherboard may be if you cant fix the situation, maybe try a needle with the tiniest amount of super glue on the tip, fix it to the pin for 30 seconds and see if you can pull them out

I had thought similar, but using a toothpick to the same end.
I mean if the motherboard is a goner otherwise, why not try just about everything?

Missing pins can be fixed with bits of wire, @Mussels has a thread on this topic fixing his Ryzen chip, although it was only one pin. Same thing applies though.

2700x - snapped pin, ghetto repair and a lapjob!

Long story short: I lost a pin off my 2700x to some pin goblin, and bought a 3700x. Then i thought... lets try dumb shit to fix this thing. Broken pin, which controlled the RAM slots. One of 4 slots worked at 2133Mhz, not fully stable but enough to reach windows. Edit: Missed some photos! How...

www.techpowerup.com

 

[Caring1]

Looks like y'all got it covered in here.
I don't think trying anything with super glue is a good idea, I have mental images of tooth picks and needles stuck in the holes now too.
A very fine needle to probe at the dislodged pin and give the board a decent whack upside down after might do it.

 

[Totally]

Do this with the mb upside down if you aren't comfortable doing this

go to home depot, buy thin steel or copper hanging wire and epoxy.
cut the wire into lengths that can be easily gripped
dip one end of the wire to the pin(use as little as possible to avoid dripping, and as much as possible for a good bond. ), let the epoxy cure.
when cured pull the pins out. repeat as necessary.

Had to do this for a friend who was somehow ripped a CPU out when taking a heatsink off.

 

[thesmokingman]

Tooth picks and cyanoacrylate glue, aka super glue gel kind. Add a dab to end of pick, wait till it tacks up and insert and hold till it bonds. I would do some tests to get a feel for it and curing/bond times etc. Most glues will bond in seconds. Try not to get any glue into the holes. Have some acetone at the ready as it breaks down cyanoacrylate glue. Pray you don't have to resort to acetone.

 

[biffzinker]

Any chance for a photo of the socket?

 

[micropage7]

what about some pics so we can see the position and maybe better solution

 

[JackAnon]

Any chance for a photo of the socket?

what about some pics so we can see the position and maybe better solution

phone's dead, charging

what about some pics so we can see the position and maybe better solution

8 pins, iz ded. stay tuned for episode 2 where i liquid cool a rig with gasoline.

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[delshay]

If we are talking AM4 motherboard with broken pins stuck in the socket, try turning the motherboard upside down with the socket facing the floor, then rock the CPU locking lever back & forth. Hopefully & with a little bit of luck pins may fall to the floor.

I would expect some or all of the pins to fall to the floor. Just keep rocking the lever with the motherboard socket facing the floor at all times.

EDIT: Do not allow the lever to go to the fully closed position, anything from quarter to three quarters from the open position should do it. What you are basically doing is using the socket to rock the pins with gravity helping it to fall to the floor.

 

[thesmokingman]

You can also try some gum like bazooka well chewed. The crazy glue and toothpicks is probably too hardcore.

 

[Athlonite]

yeah that socket is screwed there ain't no coming back from that

 

[delshay]

Top half of the socket can be removed, but it's something I have not mastered yet. Need to study more to understand it.
If the pin is lying flat in the socket, then you are done for. This is why you must not close the lever like in the photo. There is a risk the pin will get dragged, pulled under if short enough.