How to Fix a Bent Intel CPU Socket Pin

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Description: This guide will cover how to fix a bent CPU...

Steps:

1. Make sure you safely removed your motherboard from your computer.
2. Place your motherboard on a table, or on any grounded surface that you are comfortable to work on.

3. Unplug the CPU power cable connected to the motherboard.
4. Don't pull the CPU Power cable by the wires to avoid damaging them and the CPU power pins.

5. Now, if you have an Intel Cooling Fan, turn the four pins on the CPU cooler counterclockwise.
6. Then pull all four pins to remove the CPU cooler off the motherboard.
7. If you have a different cooler, or an aftermarket cooler, read your manual for your other cooler to see how to properly remove the cooler.

8. Now remove the CPU cooler off your motherboard, and place the cooler aside.

9. Lift the metal clamp in order to remove the CPU itself. To do this particular step, there is a metal tab which you can push with a little force to carefully raise the metal clamp away after loosening the metal tab.
10. Do not be afraid to use a bit of force when moving the metal tab.

11. With your thumb and middle finger, remove the CPU off the motherboard.
12. (Optional) You can clean your CPU with rubbing alcohol. In this guide, you don't have to.

13. As you can see, there are a few bent pins in the CPU socket. It it a bit hard to see the pins since they are very tiny. So, you'll need a needle or any tool to fix the pins in the right directions.
14. Use a needle and gently bend the CPU pins in the right direction where the other CPU pins are facing.
15. Carefully move the pins direction where they are meant to face, because the pins are very fragile.

16. After fixing the pins, gently place your CPU with your thumb and middle finger into the socket.
17. When reinstalling your CPU back onto the motherboard, try not touch the bottom of the CPU.

18. Lock the CPU tray so that the CPU does not fall out of place. You will need a bit of force to push the lock.

19. Reinstall the CPU cooler and replace the four pins turning them clockwise to secure it to the motherboard.

20. Plug CPU power cable back into the motherboard.

21. And now you have completed this fix!
22. Now all you need to do is to place the motherboard back into your computer, and test to see if you can boot into the BIOS screen.
23. The guide only shows how to fix the CPU pin sockets. Putting the motherboard back into your computer will take more time.