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CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop

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Name: pySHtr
Date: April 17, 2005 at 19:34:10 Pacific
Subject: CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop
OS: win xp
CPU/Ram: p4 2.6 with HT/512
Comment:

I was tryin to clean up dust n stuff from cpu and kinda dislodged my heat sink which was attached to the cpu.So i needs ta revove my CPU from the heatsink to reinstall it rite? So if i do how do I get the cpu off,its pretty stuck with the thermal(stock)pad. I stuck pleeze help!!!!!Im begging you


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Name: ...
Date: April 17, 2005 at 20:15:47 Pacific
Subject: CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop
Reply: (edit)

At least it fell off while you were cleaning it, instead of falling off while you're out of the room.

You'll need to remove the heatsink (hopefully you didn't mean to say that the cpu came out of the socket and stuck to the heatsink).

Once the heatsink is removed, you need to remove the thermal pad. If your cpu is stuck, you'll probably need to melt the pad...maybe with a hair drier. (heat up the heatsink if possible, rather than heating up your cpu).

You'll need to get a thermal compound (like arctic silver ceramique). Clean off the cpu and heatsink as directed, and apply the compound as instructed.

If you lost a pin from the cpu (from it falling out of the socket), then you're screwed.



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Response Number 2
Name: pySHtr
Date: April 17, 2005 at 20:21:12 Pacific
Subject: CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop
Reply: (edit)

ye i meant it (CPU stuck to the heatsink. Thx for the suggestions.Guess i better go hunt down a hair drier. l8r. Hairdyer??


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Response Number 3
Name: aceisaneight
Date: April 17, 2005 at 22:12:06 Pacific
Subject: CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop
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make sure you dont have the cpu locked in place when your trying to take it out

Please keep us updated so we know if we helped you or not.


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Response Number 4
Name: pySHtr
Date: April 19, 2005 at 11:43:31 Pacific
Subject: CPU and heatsink came loose.....oop
Reply: (edit)

Ok well i nstalled it all again but nuthin, i checked my video card, im still grtting the blank test screen on monitor like when it's not plugged in. It was working perfectly before I decided to clean it and loosened off my cpu.Is it possible its fried?


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