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Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: badkarma on 28 August 2002, 00:36
What's the proper way to remove a socket A heatsink? Do I just push the clips down? I'm afraid I might break it... and that's not a Good Thing

Installing it was a lot easier ... heh
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: badkarma on 28 August 2002, 00:42
n/m

found it out  (http://smile.gif)

(I knew I had to have cooler manual around here somewhere  ;) )

A google search on the subject delivered very few results though .... strange.
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: badkarma on 28 August 2002, 02:05
FUCK!

Apparantly, my colleague who assembled my computer for the most part, drived a few screws in too fast in the mainboard and I can't remove them.... would the motherboard survive the pressure needed on the clips to remove the heatsink? I'm not really planning on finding out....

Pah ... I was so hoping to be using my new Athlon XP 2000+ right now  :(
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: Master of Reality on 31 August 2002, 03:47
go for it!
i dunno, it should. Just buildup a lot of static electricity on yourself when you do it.

That post brings me back to when i tried to get a 386 workin (and adding a processor) and cut myself and got blood all over the motherboard and broke it and everything else inside. It was funny.
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: Bazoukas on 31 August 2002, 04:33
Take a screwdriver and make sure to get rid of the static by touching the screwdriver to your PS. Of course the PS must be shutdown from the switch behind it and the power cord must be unpluged.

   Most likely one side from your clip will be shaped to accept a crewdriver. In any case carefull push the clip downwards. CAREFULLY.  The clip will be released and you are home free.

 If you cant get it done with the 1st try, leave it as it is, take a 20 min brake to relax your hands if you are that nervous and try it again.
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: DC on 31 August 2002, 15:59
quote:
Originally posted by Master of Reality / Bob:
That post brings me back to when i tried to get a 386 workin (and adding a processor) and cut myself and got blood all over the motherboard and broke it and everything else inside. It was funny.


Right.... whatever pushes your buttons or something like that... (I am in serious need of knowing some normal people (no offence, you guys are cool and stuff)).
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: sporkme on 31 August 2002, 17:18
it will come out, and it is not ~all that~ fragile

get all the peripherals out of your way, and get a little flashlight in there.

hell, it went in, right?

get a hammer

good luck
Title: I'm such an idiot ....
Post by: TheQuirk on 1 September 2002, 06:46
quote:
Originally posted by Master of Reality / Bob:
go for it!
i dunno, it should. Just buildup a lot of static electricity on yourself when you do it.

That post brings me back to when i tried to get a 386 workin (and adding a processor) and cut myself and got blood all over the motherboard and broke it and everything else inside. It was funny.


Speaking of 386 a nd 486 computer: A local store is selling brand new 486 proccesors with heatsinks at 2 bucks each. There's also a do-it-yourself monitor (as big as an LCD monitor) for 75 bucks, and a bunch of othre cool cheap shit.

And a used 19" Sun monitor for 10 bucks.

I know it doesn't belong in this thread, but I just had to share.