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CPU stuck to heatsink

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Munka

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now, I've read some threads and I know that this is common... but what's the ebst way to get it off? stick it in a zip lock bag into the freezer? or are there better ways?

if it's the freezer how long should it stay in?
 
Use a blow dryer to superheat the heatsink the thermal compound will loosed up and you gently twist and then she will slide right off.

It worked for me in removing the heatsink from my 9700 I assume it will work on a processor
 
Or you could power it up for a couple minutes, the blow dryer sounds neat.
 
blowdryer/heatguns will work from past experience. whatever u do, don't pry it off.
 
pop it in your comp and put it under full load for about 5 or 10 minutes, then pull it out and pop it off
 
Originally posted by plot
pop it in your comp and put it under full load for about 5 or 10 minutes, then pull it out and pop it off
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how, pray, do you expect to do that? Jam it in while the lever is down?

Depending on the thermal compound you COULD "pry" it off gently, or slide it off. If it's really stuck on there the hair dryer will have to do, just watch out for static electricity.
 
Originally posted by diredesire
how, pray, do you expect to do that? Jam it in while the lever is down?

Depending on the thermal compound you COULD "pry" it off gently, or slide it off. If it's really stuck on there the hair dryer will have to do, just watch out for static electricity.
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... he could put the processor - with attached heatsink - into a computer. then, he could turn 'on' the computer and run it under full load for a few minutes. this would warm up the processor, the heatsink, and the thermal compound (don't forget to attach a fan of course)...

then, he could turn 'off' the computer, and remove the fan, the heatsink, and finally, 'lift' the lever, and pull out the processor.


seems pretty simple to me...
 
Originally posted by plot
... he could put the processor - with attached heatsink - into a computer. then, he could turn 'on' the computer and run it under full load for a few minutes. this would warm up the processor, the heatsink, and the thermal compound (don't forget to attach a fan of course)...

then, he could turn 'off' the computer, and remove the fan, the heatsink, and finally, 'lift' the lever, and pull out the processor.


seems pretty simple to me...
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Uh.. maybe you're reading this differently, but his CPU is stuck to his heatsink. I.E. he lifted his heatsink up and the processor had adhered (probably a P4) to the base of the sink. How is he supposed to get the cpu BACK into the socket? If you lift the lever the sink will hit it on the way into the socket. If you leave the lever down you will have to JAM the processor in..

Unless i'm reading this wrong.
 
hmmmm....this sounds interesting....i just say you do the hair dryer thing......a heatgun might be too hot....and might damage the CPU....

this taught me something though.....i think i am going to run my CPU under full load for about 20min....right before i take off the heatsink....thats when i get a new HSF first:)
 
Use blowdryer and blow hot air into heatsink, It will pop right off within a minute. I had same thing happened to my 1.8 ghz P4 and I thought it was broken but everything was fine.
 
hrm, similar thing happened to my 2.6 P4....

Except i didnt realise that this had happened and when i removed the stock intel cooler it pulled the CPU outta the zif with it...

Didnt damage the CPU at all....but was a little un-nerving...

Anyway....use the hair dryer trick its the way forward for sure...
 
"stuck" to the heatsink?
unless you're using thermal epoxy/adhesive, you should be able to do the ol' slide-twist-pull trick. No hairdryers/freezers/heatguns/flux capacitors necessary.

Just be sure to pull evenly, don't want to bend any of those oh-so-expensive pins. In fact, you could even slide the proc all the way to the edge of the heatsink if you're paranoid about pulling it right off.
 
when mine got stuck like that it would not budge at all...i had to gently pry it off...it was more a suction that was holding it on rather than an adhesive effect...
 
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