Any tips of taking away the CPU from the motherboard?

[brannsiu]

Three years ago I took away the CPU from my motherboard. It was my first time. Before doing that I had read a lot of articles and youtube video.

At that important moment of taking it off from the motherboard, I heard an unfriendly sound. I looked and checked carefully and saw that one of the pin on the motherboard CPU slot is damaged and lost.


It's really bad. After that time I haven't tried taking out CPU again. Any tips?

 

[Karsten75]

Three years ago I took away the CPU from my motherboard. It was my first time. Before doing that I had read a lot of articles and youtube video.

At that important moment of taking it off from the motherboard, I heard an unfriendly sound. I looked and checked carefully and saw that one of the pin on the motherboard CPU slot is damaged and lost.


It's really bad. After that time I haven't tried taking out CPU again. Any tips?

It's differs on AMD vs Intel boards, since the connectors (pins etc. are differently located and the mounting mechanisms are different. Since you didn't mention which you have..

 

[brannsiu]

Three years ago I took away the CPU from my motherboard. It was my first time. Before doing that I had read a lot of articles and youtube video.

At that important moment of taking it off from the motherboard, I heard an unfriendly sound. I looked and checked carefully and saw that one of the pin on the motherboard CPU slot is damaged and lost.


It's really bad. After that time I haven't tried taking out CPU again. Any tips?

It's differs on AMD vs Intel boards, since the connectors (pins etc. are differently located and the mounting mechanisms are different. Since you didn't mention which you have..

The processor was intel i5. Motherboard was, I cannot remember.

 

[Karsten75]

Motherboard is not material (germane). On Intel processors, you should simply first remove the heatsink while the processor is still clamped in place with the mounting bracket. If the thermal paste is sticky, gently manipulate the heatsink until bonding releases. Then release the mounting bracket and lift the processor straight up. No big deal if you are very careful IMHO the most difficult part is to get the heatsink off.

 

[weberdarren97]

Three years ago I took away the CPU from my motherboard. It was my first time. Before doing that I had read a lot of articles and youtube video.

At that important moment of taking it off from the motherboard, I heard an unfriendly sound. I looked and checked carefully and saw that one of the pin on the motherboard CPU slot is damaged and lost.


It's really bad. After that time I haven't tried taking out CPU again. Any tips?

It's differs on AMD vs Intel boards, since the connectors (pins etc. are differently located and the mounting mechanisms are different. Since you didn't mention which you have..

The processor was intel i5. Motherboard was, I cannot remember.

Remove the cooler from the CPU, release the retention arm on the side of the socket, pull the CPU directly up. Usually it's that simple. Some sockets have two retention arms, one on each side; in which case, release both retention arms before attempting to pull the CPU out of the socket.

 

[brannsiu]

Motherboard is not material (germane). On Intel processors, you should simply first remove the heatsink while the processor is still clamped in place with the mounting bracket. If the thermal paste is sticky, gently manipulate the heatsink until bonding releases. Then release the mounting bracket and lift the processor straight up. No big deal if you are very careful IMHO the most difficult part is to get the heatsink off.

Of course I did get the heatsink off and yes it was difficult , but nothing was damaged. I've also unlocked the latch before taking out the processor.

But unfortunately I broke a pin on the motherboard after taking out the processor, the luck was the processor was not damaged. But I've lost confidence

 

[Karsten75]

They say if you fall off a horse, the only way to regain confidence is to get back up and ride again.

 

[weberdarren97]

They say if you fall off a horse, the only way to regain confidence is to get back up and ride again.

I agree. Just understand that if it broke while you were lifting straight up on the CPU, then the socket was likely already damaged before you removed the CPU. There's no shame in acknowledging your mistake and trying again.

 

[Karsten75]

I would re-iterate and call attention to the fact that you need to be extremely careful in removing the heatsink. That's the most likely place for things to go wrong.

 

[weberdarren97]

I would re-iterate and call attention to the fact that you need to be extremely careful in removing the heatsink. That's the most likely place for things to go wrong.

I agree, any pressure applied to the CPU while moving the heatsink could cause the CPU to wobble in the socket, potentially damaging the socket. Never push down on the heatsink while moving it around unless you're attempting to spread the paste while putting the heatsink on.

 

[brannsiu]

I would re-iterate and call attention to the fact that you need to be extremely careful in removing the heatsink. That's the most likely place for things to go wrong.

I agree, any pressure applied to the CPU while moving the heatsink could cause the CPU to wobble in the socket, potentially damaging the socket. Never push down on the heatsink while moving it around unless you're attempting to spread the paste while putting the heatsink on.

So always gently push the heatsink against the top of the processor, have I understood correctly??

 

[weberdarren97]

I would re-iterate and call attention to the fact that you need to be extremely careful in removing the heatsink. That's the most likely place for things to go wrong.

I agree, any pressure applied to the CPU while moving the heatsink could cause the CPU to wobble in the socket, potentially damaging the socket. Never push down on the heatsink while moving it around unless you're attempting to spread the paste while putting the heatsink on.

So always gently push the heatsink against the top of the processor, have I understood correctly??

You should push firmly to make sure it's down as far as it needs to be, but you need to apply steady, even pressure across the heatsink. Don't push on only one side at a time and don't try to move it while your pressing down on it. As long as you're not moving it around while pushing in it, the CPU should remain squarely seated in the socket and shouldn't move at all. But just to be sure, anyways make sure that all retention arms on the socket are in place before attempting to mount the heatsink.