[TriEmbed] Help! Bent MB pin... need someone with good eyes and a steady hand

[Rodney Radford]

I have a Maximus VII Hero motherboard with an i7 4990k CPU that I put
together as the brain basis for the new humanoid robot being built by the
IEEE Robotics and Automation group.

I put everything together about a month ago and it has been working fine.
Today it booted up to the OS and then promptly shut down a few seconds
later.  Every attempt since then has resulted in various BIOS POST codes.

Looking online I see that the most obvious cause for the POST codes I was
seeing was possibly a bent CPU pen, so I pulled out the CPU and I can see
an area where some pins on the MB are bent.  Crap (actually I used much
stronger words than that).

Again, consulting the web (and youtube), there are videos of people fixing
the pins with a decent magnifying glass, a small sewing pin, and patience.
Since the TriEmbed meeting is tonight, I am planning to bring the MB in
tonight and see if we can use the large projection screen to see the bent
pins and possibly repair them.

If anyone is interested in a challenge, and has a steady hand, I could
really appreciate the help.  My eyes are shot - I certainly can't do it,
even with a decent magnifying glass - but I am hoping the projection screen
will help.

If not, I am out $200-300 for the MB, and possibly some for the CPU if it
was damaged - so I am desperate.  This was also supposed to be in a demo
next Saturday (June 25th) which is another reason I am freaking out.

So hoping someone can help... leaving the house now and see you about 7pm.

Thanx,
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