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| 49009 | 2002-05-15 09:53:00 | Hi, putting new system together tonight(?). Have installed cpu onto motherboard and am attemping to put darn fan on top and install also. Ok yes I'm very new at this but everyone starts somewhere huh? Anyhow, the fan has metal clip thing running through it to attach on both sides of socket 370. (Celeron processor) Ant tips or just the trick from anyone who does this 50 times a day would be much much appreciated. I don't want to force anything unless i'm supposed to force anything. Many thanks in advance :)) |
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| 49010 | 2002-05-15 10:49:00 | check you have the right cooler for the cpu.(simple i know but i've been caught out before) apply thin coating..yes i said THIN, on to the cooller and cpu. then its a matter of lining up cooller and cpu, and clip on clip. there are different ways to do diferent clips. be carefull, a slip with a screw driver can mean the end of the motherboards life. note good guide to applying paste at www.articsilver.com www.articsilver.com |
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| 49011 | 2002-05-15 11:09:00 | hmmmm....yep, right cooler. I've just taken both off one motherboard and am fitting to new motherboard. There is a film of paste on them already,so I'm assuming thats ok. As to getting this piece of metal latched onto both....I can be patient....when i really have to :) Thanks for that, much appreciated. Tracey |
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| 49012 | 2002-05-15 20:54:00 | Some of those fan clips need some real force to fit, and can cause a bit of anxiety. It is really best, even a must, to have the motherboard out of the case and lying on a flat surface, so that the board is not unduly strained. Engage one end of the clip, making sure the heatsink is sitting properly on the cpu, use a tool like a smooth ended wooden ruler or something like that to push down on the other end of the clip and engage it. The design is not good, it would be easy for the manufacturers to incorporate a toggle action fitting for a few extra cents. Essential to use new thermal paste, cleaning off the old stuff first. |
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| 49013 | 2002-05-15 22:19:00 | Thanks everyone for your help with this. I've bitten the bullet and brought it into work to see if one of the guys up at our IT Dept can clip it on for me. I'm hoping they'll have the paste too. I'm just not keen to fight with the clip any longer as I'm concerned about damaging the board, (yep, was on flat surface etc) so then I can just put the rest of it all together :) Much appreciated to all. |
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