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    Damaged cpu? help

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by justinmdeq, Sep 10, 2009.

  1. justinmdeq

    justinmdeq Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey guys, I have a friend who has an alienware laptop at my school, and he came to me saying that he couldent get his cpu out to switch it to a quad core. I took a look and it seems to be stuck. Found out when he put the cpu inside it ( yes he already switched to a higher speed dual core already ) he admitted he put pressure and pushed down fairly hard on the heatsink. I told him thats not good, and he may have damaged the pins. What is the extent of the damage do you think he did to the laptop/cpu? It wont come out of the socket, but it seems to be running ok. He said he had 1 lockup in crysis but doesnt know if it was a driver issue, he said it was a stutter lockup. Thanks for the help guys.

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    justinmdeq, Sep 10, 2009
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  2. Marvie100

    Marvie100 On a Mission

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    You do know that the screw on the processor socket locks it in place right?
     
    Marvie100, Sep 10, 2009
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  3. ThaDutchy

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    Well I do hope this is known before even attempting a CPU swap.
     
    ThaDutchy, Sep 10, 2009
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    I'm getting ready to laugh my face off if that is true.
     
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  5. justinmdeq

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    Sweet christ almighty, yes we both know about the screw lock. It is stuck when it is unlocked.
     
    justinmdeq, Sep 10, 2009
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    Okay that's sorted! Well I don't know how much pressure has been put on it to get it this stuck? But you must be able just to lift it out when the screw is turned.
    I'm not going to reproduce this in any way. So I hope someone has any experience with this for you guys!

    Best of luck!
     
    ThaDutchy, Sep 10, 2009
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  7. Soviet Sunrise

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    TheDutchy is correct. The CPU should be able to lift out easily. I got old CPU sockets and old CPU's that can easily fall out under it's own weight if the socket is turned upside down.
     
    Soviet Sunrise, Sep 10, 2009
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  8. zfactor

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    sounds like he may have damaged the socket... try to gently pry out the cpu start with a finger nail.. then go to a small eye glass screwdriver or something but be very easy. if you break the chip well... but if you break the socket then your really in trouble. imo if you cant get it out i would call dell and tell them about it being stuck but do not mention anything about you or him doing anything previous..
     
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  9. Marvie100

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    Its not the original processor that's stuck though z.
     
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  10. ThaDutchy

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    Couldn't you just let the proc be? Afterall it's working now? So why bother to take it out? Unless it has come out for a particular reason off course.
    My guess is, if you take it out now, either the proc will be broken (some pins) or even worse your socket, like Zfactor said.
     
    ThaDutchy, Sep 10, 2009
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  11. K-TRON

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    You can get the processor out with a larger DIN (Like a PLCC) chip remover.
    It is like a large pair of tweezer's with a hook on each side. Simply slide them under each side of the processor and you can easily get it out.

    You can alternatively use a small flathead screwdriver and gently try to pry it loose.

    Be careful, cause cpu sockets are quite fragile.

    Unless you broke a pin, you shouldnt have any problem. In fact like half of the pins on the bottom of the socket are simply for grounding purposes.

    K-TRON
     
    K-TRON, Sep 10, 2009
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