how do you check for bent pins?

[immafrog1337]

how do you check for bent pins? i don't have a magnifying glass.
the pins are so tiny. its hard to tell if they are bent.

 

[Someone Somewhere]

What socket is it?

 

[immafrog1337]

1150

 

[mamasan2000]

Check from the side. If any pin sticks out, its bent. Check row for row. Also check straight from above, easier to spot bent pins that are flattened.

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Apart from the suggestions, if your pins are bent you likely won't be able to boot up. Playing too much with the socket area is not advisible as well, unless there is an issue.

 

[junkeymonkey]

http://www.overclock.net/t/1284733/guide-to-fix-bent-on-board-processor-pins-socket-lga-775-1155-etc

 

[immafrog1337]

ok so yesterday i fell asleep while watching Netflix and i woke my computer up again, but my screen was black and i couldnt move my mouse. could i possibly have a bent mobo pin?

 

[MeteorsRaining]

Absolutely not. You don't sleep over your board right? A CPU cannot be bent w/o being tampered. We're talking about physical damage here. Pleae don't play around the socket area. Possibly cleaning the system from dust should help. There are 100 more fixes to try before going to the CPU, which's usually the last thing to die.

 

[junkeymonkey]

no sounds like theres a issue with your computer coming out of its low power state