[SOLVED] Possible shorted mobo

[omegaglory1]

Hi all, my system isn’t posting at all. This happened after I disassembled it for a thorough dusting. I have two possible answers but would like some input.

Bent/missing socket pins
This one is fairly easy. I can see a space with a few missing pins, I may have possibly done some damage without realising. It looked a little like pins bent out of shape but as it was getting late, I didn’t take a very close look and went to bed.

The logical thing would be to take a second look and if there are bent pins, try and reposition them. However I’m concerned about turning my system back on because of the next thing

Shorted mobo
Being a novice, I made the mistake of not using standoffs for my mobo. This has never caused any problems before (don’t recall if my case came with any).

My system turns on, power goes to the mobo with leds turning on and I can bear fans spinning. However there is no beeping and no hdmi signal.

I’m not sure if I could have shorted the mobo or if it’s purely the socket issue that’s to blame. In the event it is a short, is there any risk of damaging other components if I try turning it on and off? Sadly I don’t have a second system to test components.


Asus TUF H370 pro board
i5-8600k cpu
16GB DDR4 RAM
Asus rtx 3070 dual
Neptune 240 cooler
Windows 10 64 bit
Corsair RM750i

 

[USAFRet]

Bent/missing socket pins

A close clear pic of this would REALLY help.

 

[omegaglory1]

A close clear pic of this would REALLY help.

Apologies, it was getting very late at the time so I just reinserted the cpu to keep it out of harm’s way. I’ll try and get a pic but it looks as though the space where there should be some pins is empty.

 

[USAFRet]

Apologies, it was getting very late at the time so I just reinserted the cpu to keep it out of harm’s way. I’ll try and get a pic but it looks as though the space where there should be some pins is empty.

Whenever.
But bent or missing pins in an Intel socket can absolutely cause it to not work.

Also, not using standoffs can short things out, also resulting in non-functionality.

 

[RAIDGoblin]

@omegaglory1 are you saying that your PC has never had standoffs, or that you forgot to put them back after you reassembled your PC?

 

[omegaglory1]

@omegaglory1 are you saying that your PC has never had standoffs, or that you forgot to put them back after you reassembled your PC?
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Turns out I had standoffs fitted, just forgot about them since it’s been a while since I installed the mobo.

I wasn’t able to get a clear enough pic of the socket, but I managed to have a better look with more light this morning. There were definitely quite a few bent pins, which I managed to reposition, as well as a very small number of missing ones here and there. Still reassembling my system, will update.

 

[omegaglory1]

No success with repositioning the pins, but managed to get a pic of the socket

https://imageshack.com/my/images

It’s a bit hard to make out but there are two missing pins in the pic

 

[USAFRet]

Can't see your pic.


But, it doesn't take much to cause an Intel socket to not work.
One of my systems a few years ago:

Before - No boot

After - boot success

to fix:

 

[RAIDGoblin]

yep, bend the pins back as best you can, VERY carefuly

Turns out I had standoffs fitted, just forgot about them since it’s been a while since I installed the mobo.

and make sure all the standoffs are back and good luck

 

[USAFRet]

there are two missing pins in the pic

If they are actually missing, quite likely this motherboard is gone.

 

[omegaglory1]

If they are actually missing, quite likely this motherboard is gone.

yep, bend the pins back as best you can, VERY carefuly

I tried this with a pair of very fine tweezers that came with a Nintendo Switch joycon repair kit, but as USAFRet said, the motherboard is probably gone. Assuming the cost wasn’t too prohibitive, having it professionally repaired would actually be a good option since it’s so hard to buy motherboards these days. Sadly, we’re in lockdown in the UK and all non essential businesses are closed.

Ive just ordered an Asus prime B365, hopefully it’ll arrive in a day or two.