Soldato
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So I was moving some components about the various machines we have and I've never had this before, but the Socket AM4 CPU came off when I released the heatsink. The two are bonded like lobsters and the locking arm on the AM4 is still down. I can put the CPU back in fairly easily (with the locking arm down) and I can't see any damage at all to the pins, missing/bent/otherwise.
Now, almost needless to say, I don't get any boot, despite the lack of visual damage.
What damage am I likely to have done, and will it be to CPU or motherboard? Annoyingly I don't have a spare AM4 motherboard to hand, though I could get one but it'd be dismantling a working machine.
Mind you I can't undo the locking arm and re-seat it because of the two being attached, and I've read that a hairdryer may help free them?
CPU is a AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.
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Now, almost needless to say, I don't get any boot, despite the lack of visual damage.
What damage am I likely to have done, and will it be to CPU or motherboard? Annoyingly I don't have a spare AM4 motherboard to hand, though I could get one but it'd be dismantling a working machine.
Mind you I can't undo the locking arm and re-seat it because of the two being attached, and I've read that a hairdryer may help free them?
CPU is a AMD Ryzen 5 3600X.
Photos:
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