I've put a contact frame on my AM5 test PC and now it's lights but no action. This is not unexpected and I'm guessing I need to tighten or loosen the contact frame. Which should I try first? Also, I broke my beep speaker and don't have a spare.
Experimenting with a contact frame
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Loosen it a fair bit and then slowly tighten a little at a time until it POSTs
And that's precisely what worked. Unfortunately I mis-clicked my notes as to the number of turns and they've disappeared into the ether.
I'm not sure I've got it quite right - I see a red LED during the boot process - but it's good enough for now.
Man of Honour
Double data memory 3000 x 2 =6000
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Would run a memory stability test at the same settings as you had before installing the contact frame and then call it a day
Should only ever be nipped tight. As soon as you feel it grip, that's it, that's all the pressure it needs and make sure you do it in a cross pattern. If its tighter on 1 side, that can cause uneven pressure or even poor cpu contact to the socket.
Soldato
It's a bit daunting to fit one of these for the first time, but make sure you tightin the screws diagonally for a even fit, what I did was when the screw felt to get tight I gave it a little bit more, nnd this worked for me the three time I fitted the contract frame.
Yes, I'm not sure what I did wrong the first time round but it's working now. Something I found was that I can no longer do the usual test of resting the CPU cooler on the CPU to see if the thing will boot because the contact frame does not supply sufficient pressure.
Soldato
Glad it's working now, it can be scary doing a contract frame, much like when you put a new cpu in the socket and use the stock retention catch.
Yup, that's the job of the cpu cooler if you have a contact frame. The contact frame is merely there to hold the cpu in place and there should be little to no pressure applied by the contact frame.