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Thanks, I was looking for a chart like this. I have identified two of the missing pins to be VSS, are those data pins?

thats a power delivery pin, should work fine!

 

congrats on the board. :)

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Hey all, I recently bought an LGA 1155 ASUS motherboard labeled "for parts or not working" on eBay. Seller described the damage being only in the socket, specifically some bent pins here and there. While trying to fix it, some of the pins were literally impossible to lift without damaging, leaving 3 to break off from their little holes. The other pins that were bent are fixed I believe, but I am unsure if the missing pins that broke off will kill any potential in resurrecting the board. So that leads me to my question, can a motherboard operate without a few broken pins?

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it won't work if any pins in the socket are missing.

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depends on pins, if its a simple voltage pin you'll be fine. if its a data pin you are fucked.

 

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PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE

 

 

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Hey all, I recently bought an LGA 1155 ASUS motherboard labeled "for parts or not working" on eBay. Seller described the damage being only in the socket, specifically some bent pins here and there. While trying to fix it, some of the pins were literally impossible to lift without damaging, leaving 3 to break off from their little holes. The other pins that were bent are fixed I believe, but I am unsure if the missing pins that broke off will kill any potential in resurrecting the board. So that leads me to my question, can a motherboard operate without a few broken pins?

Missings pins on the socket? outta luck

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there are places that will fix ur socket for like $70

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You might be lucky, if the pins are for the igpu and you won't be using it then maybe

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depends on pins, if its a simple voltage pin you'll be fine. if its a data pin you are fucked.

 

pins_sandyamb4.png

Thanks, I was looking for a chart like this. I have identified all of the missing pins to be VSS, are those data pins?

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Thanks, I was looking for a chart like this. I have identified two of the missing pins to be VSS, are those data pins?

thats a power delivery pin, should work fine!

 

congrats on the board. :)

PEWDIEPIE DONT CROSS THAT BRIDGE

 

 

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thats a power delivery pin, should work fine!

 

congrats on the board. :)

 

omg, I solemnly swear to provide you a centuries worth of The Witcher. Thank you! 

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