Half broken CPU pin on 1150 board - What does the TESTLO.x pin do?

[chef-borjan]

Hi there. Putting together a second hand build, noticed that the board I bought (z87) has the top of one its pins snapped off. Not the whole thing, but the upper gold part.

This is pin P6 if I am reading the data sheet correctly for 1150 processors. It's associated with the TESTLO.P6 function, but I can't find much useful information about this on the web.

The general thought is that certain pins are redundant if they are ground signals, clearly this one isn't but perhaps it's only used in very specific test situations that I may not encounter ever? I have no idea. I'm hesitant to try my new CPU in this though for obvious reasons, just wonder if anyone can shed any light on this.

Thanks.

 

[Mrjobby]

If the pin is snapped and isn't shorting on another then just try it.

 

[chef-borjan]

It's just that TESTLO sounds like some sort of testing for low/grounded signals so makes me nervous.. But yes I may still just try it. Under a magnifying glass it doesn't seem to be touching anything.

 

[lude1962]

total guessing,
test low voltage for power state c6