Is MY MOTHERBOARD CPU SOCKET DAMAGED???!!!

[Sofronitsky]

Just opened this up today...

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/...3m_c25ba25.jpg

some of the gold contact points are missing (???)

and some of the pins are missing as well.. I ned to know if this needs to be returned thanks




Logan

[EzyStvy]

Did you just open new boxes from a retailer or did you just open the case on your pc?

[Sofronitsky]

brand new motherboard.. just opened it out of the box 10 minutes ago

[Sofronitsky]

I'm new to computers... it just didn't look right to me so I had to ask.

[Sofronitsky]

another picture:

http://img40.picoodle.com/img/img40/...2m_6d85928.jpg

[doubledragon5]

Your best bet is contact intel support for this..

[Sofronitsky]

I just did.. he said this was normal.... but I'm still a little unsure. I figure someone here should be able to tell me for sure

so

I'M STILL WAITING FOR AN ANSWER EVEN THOUGH INTEL TECH w/ POOR ENGLISH said this was normal. SO HELP IS STILL NEEDED.

Thanks

[Sofronitsky]

here's a picture of another 775 socket.. this seems normal

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi.../Socket775.png

[pam123]

Land Grid Array.
This is a shot of an Intel socket and yes there are gaps in the pins : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Socket775.png

Check and you'll see there's a gap in the photo right where yours is.
Turn your cpu over and check carefully to make sure you line it up correctly for the install because the new socket pins are even easier to bend or break then the old ones that were on the cpu.

[Sofronitsky]

but what about the 6 missing [blocks?] in the center??????

[Sofronitsky]

the picture in your post has them... this is what's confusing me

[XenaWP]

Build the PC. If it works, there's no problem. If not ...

[Sofronitsky]

This seems like a simple question to anyone who's ever seen a 775 cpu socket before... I don't get it It either looks right or it doesn't

[pam123]

He's risking frying the processor.
What motherboard do you have ( specs are always a good idea to include in your post)?
We'll pull up a picture and check just to make sure and, if the board is defective, then Sofronitsky can get an rma (return merchandise authorization) for the board and tell the vendor (store he bought it from) exactly why.
If it was newegg the turn around time should be less than a week if the weekend and the holiday don't mess things up.

[doubledragon5]

Have you bothered to try and power this pc up? BTW how about your complete systems specs for this build..

[pam123]

Originally Posted by Sofronitsky This seems like a simple question to anyone who's ever seen a 775 cpu socket before... I don't get it It either looks right or it doesn't

It is if you've ever paid attention I know I wouldn't have given it a second thought until the computer failed to start and I had to figure out why ( and if I'd ended up frying a processor I would have been more than mildly annoyed.).
An even worse scenario would be having it work for a while and then fail for no apparent reason.

[Sofronitsky]

Sorry...

It's an DP965LT ... I plan to use a e4400 processor on this intel board that i ordered from newegg... some one on another forum just showed me a picture of this board:

http://img2.zol.com.cn/product/5/964/ceMSmke6Xglac.jpg

although the bottom sections cut out it too is missing some of the center blocks.. thais make me hopeful, but I'd still like to hear from someone else that this is normal

[XenaWP]

Ok, here is the Badaxe2:

http://www.intel.com/products/mother...x/d975xbx2.jpg

All the things in the center are there.

Your board is not as large a photo but it appears they're all there:

http://www.intel.com/products/mother...dp965lt_lg.jpg

[Sofronitsky]

here's another 775 socket from a different board

http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/image/11250/#

[Sofronitsky]

can we get someone on here who knows what these center "things" are... and why some motherboards have all 18 and others less... I'm getting a headache now...

[Sofronitsky]

some ppl. are telling me that this is normal for this particular motherboard.. but I'd still like to know more

[pam123]

Go here : http://www.intel.com/products/motherboard/dp965lt/
Download the motherboard photo to My Photos and use "+" and rotate.
You'll see the same row of center blocks that turn up on the zol.com photo and in your own photo (partially blocked since the socket clamp is closed ).
I'd say your question is answered, let the build begin.
I don't remember ever paying any any attention to this before but should it come up again we can now answer.

[Sofronitsky]

lgreat thanks everyone.. next question:

do i need to remove the stickers that are on my ram? I've seen some pictures online of ppl. with sticker lables on their ram?

[pam123]

You don't have to.
If you do so just make sure you jot down any pertinent information where you can find it should it be necessary.

[Sofronitsky]

2 more quick questions and I should be set:

1: do i need to bend off the little metal pieces on the inner-side of the I/O shield (they are pushing a little against my mb and moving the holes off a mm or two. does it matter how I install the hsf? should the writing be right side up if Im staring into the case?.. does it matter? thanks for all the help.

[Cricket]

Originally Posted by Sofronitsky 1: do i need to bend off the little metal pieces on the inner-side of the I/O shield (they are pushing a little against my mb and moving the holes off a mm or two.

No, don't break those little tabs off. Just leave them.

Originally Posted by Sofronitsky does it matter how I install the hsf? should the writing be right side up if Im staring into the case?.. does it matter?

Don't worry about the writing on the lable, you want to just be sure the fan wire is able to connect to the fan header without the wires falling into the fan blades.

Cricket

[Sofronitsky]

ok great, thanks.. back to work lol

[Sofronitsky]

Not off to a great start with screwing the motherboard down. The board tends to bend a bit I've noticed.. I couldn't get my last screw in b/c of this bending... so I had to remove all the screws, and as I was doing this I noticed I couldn't get half of them out b/c they had pulled the standoff out!!!! I was told only a small twist with my hand (no wrench) was needed to secure the standoffs... guess that's wrong.

So does anyone have any suggesstions for screwing it in? should I start at one end and work in one direction? the center out? I didn't imagine it would be this difficult.
I thopught I was going to break the mb when I was taking the screws out...

thanks again

[Cricket]

First of all, make sure you're using the right sized bolt that fits into the standoff. The bolt size isn't standardized for the standoffs.

Use a small adjustable wrench to secure the standoffs in the motherboard mounting tray. You want them to be installed tight.

Are you following any "build your own computer" tutorial or guide? Or is someone helping you with this build? Or are you just winging it? You really should be following a guide if this is your first build.

Here's one.

Here's another.

Cricket

[pam123]

The stand off should be screwed down tightly, to the motherboard tray if your case has one or to the case panel if it doesn't, now you know.
The motherboard itself is now placed in the case or on the tray and screwed in lightly.
That means you won't have problems with the board bending later and leaving stray stand-offs to short out the computer when it's time to post.
All screws in?
Now tighten them to hold the board firmly in place ( Don't go crazy , if you want a work out go to the gym.).

Bending the board is not the greatest idea, so you might want to install the memory or the cpu and heatsink/fan with the board on a flat surface, non-conductive please, before you screw it into the case.