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bridq
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_ 		29. December 2004 @ 21:23 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
ok, guys thanks for your advice. Did I buy the right heat sink/fan?
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ddp
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_ 		30. December 2004 @ 05:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
try it & see if solves problem but from your description i'd say the heatsink is big enough
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bridq
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_ 		30. December 2004 @ 19:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I guess I understand how to install the new heat sink/fan, but I'm having a difficult time removing the old one. I'm using a flathead screw driver trying to remove the old one, but am not having any luck. Is there a certain trick to get this thing off?
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_ 		30. December 2004 @ 19:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
On your old heatsink there are two little prongs that extend from the sides. These prongs have square holes on the end that latch onto little clips on your socket. You'll have to get the screwdriver under the prong and pry it loose from the socket clip. After that you'll see your CPU.

Clean the CPU and plop your other heatsink on top and viola, you're finished.
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bridq
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_ 		30. December 2004 @ 21:22 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
so I place the screwdriver under the prong? there is no lever or anything? So go under from one side and apply pressure? Sounds good; I'll give it a try.
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ddp
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_ 		31. December 2004 @ 08:50 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
don't BREAK the tabs on the socket or motherboard is toast
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AdmSnckbr
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_ 		31. December 2004 @ 19:43 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD TAKE YOUR MOTHERBOARD OUT OF THE CASE.

It will make more work, but in the end you can be sure you won't mess up and stab your motherboard with a screw driver, or rip your socket off of the board.

*waves hand* Trust Divinus *waves hand* With the computer force, smart is he. *waves hand* Weak in the force is DDP, Padawan he is.
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ddp
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_ 		31. December 2004 @ 20:34 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
AdmSnckbr, Weak in the force is DDP, Padawan he is.
don't count on that as i've got a lot more experience on board work than you'll ever do
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AdmSnckbr
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_ 		1. January 2005 @ 04:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Ah, experience, affirmative...commons sense, negative.

Advising someone who possibly has less experience than you to put in a heavy heat sink while their motherboard is in the case negates all experience.
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"At that close range we won't last long against those Dental Hygenists."

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bridq
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_ 		20. January 2005 @ 23:29 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
My computer is finally fixed! Thank you everyone for your help! I had to drive 4 hours to my friend's house for him to show me how to remove and replace that damn heat sink and apply thermal grease. We put on a volcano/fan and heat sink. Then my power supply started to give me problems; so I bought a new one today. So far everything is running great. Thanks again everyone!!
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ddp
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_ 		21. January 2005 @ 05:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
no problem, teach & learn
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