How to tell if CPU is receiving signal from specific pins on the mobo

[xbg101]

Basically, I bent a pin ony Mobo and fixed it. I did a test boot and the RAM and CPU were detected. I want to make sure that the CPU is receiving a signal from the pin, is this possible?

Thank you

 

[Bossyfins]

You can try to bend the pin back VERY gently. It probably is a front panel connector like USb

 

[nukemaster]

Pictures would help, but a bent pin(not in the cpu LGA) does not hurt anything as long as it is not touching another pin or device.

 

[xbg101]

Pictures would help, but a bent pin(not in the cpu LGA) does not hurt anything as long as it is not touching another pin or device.

Thanks! The bent pin is not touching another pin, so that's good. What I was wondering is if there is a program or method that would allow me to check if the CPU is getting a signal from the bent pin while the computer is running. From my understanding the pins send tiny electric pulses to the contacts on the CPU, so when a pin is bent there's a chance the alignment goes off and it no longer receives this signal. I want to double check that I fixed the pin by checking for this signal. I'm sorry if what I said is wrong, I don't know much about this stuff just what I've read on forums looking for a solution, so please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[nukemaster]

Is this a pin in the cpu's LGA?

This is the LGA

If it is in that place. use the system and as long as it works, you should be fine. It is rare for a pin to get bent in the LGA, but sometimes they look bent and are not. They are also not fun to unbent.

Please note that the memory controller and some of the PCI-E slots are also fed from the LGA. so if those work and the system is stable, count your self as luck. Some pins are extra grounds that may not be required.

I have never seen software to see what pins do what because even the OS does not know this. It just knows the cpu talks X86.