I bought an Asus B150M Gaming Pro motherboard from a private seller listed as brand new and unused. After receiving it, there were at least 15 bent pins? Most of which were adjusted with my finger gently before being symmetrically aligned with it's siblings using a tweezer. During the process, I managed to pull out a single pin which can no longer make contact with the CPU.
I've checked the pin diagram for this socket via Intel's website and discovered that it was an RSVD pin, from a brief search I quickly learned this was a reserved pin for something? Must be there for a reason however some say it could be safe to use if it still boots up.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/desktop-6th-gen-core-family-datasheet-vol-1.html This is the PDF datasheet. The pin is located at AC38 on the upper-left quadrant.
I would like to ask someone if it is safe to use from here? I did receive a refund for the motherboard and bought one from Ebuyer instead.
Thank you for any replies!
I've checked the pin diagram for this socket via Intel's website and discovered that it was an RSVD pin, from a brief search I quickly learned this was a reserved pin for something? Must be there for a reason however some say it could be safe to use if it still boots up.
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/processors/core/desktop-6th-gen-core-family-datasheet-vol-1.html This is the PDF datasheet. The pin is located at AC38 on the upper-left quadrant.
I would like to ask someone if it is safe to use from here? I did receive a refund for the motherboard and bought one from Ebuyer instead.
Thank you for any replies!