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aNoMaLy2k8

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Hi,

I was helping a friend with his computer and decided to take out the processor, when I tried to move the heatsink the processor was stuck onto the heatsink by the cheap TIM provided by AMD. So I tried just directly pulling the processor out... and it just popped out, right out of the ZIF. Does this mean my processor's damaged? I don't see any bent pins or anything. Is it possible for this to happen? Thanks.

aNoMaLy2k8
 
aNoMaLy2k8 said:
Hi,

I was helping a friend with his computer and decided to take out the processor, when I tried to move the heatsink the processor was stuck onto the heatsink by the cheap TIM provided by AMD. So I tried just directly pulling the processor out... and it just popped out, right out of the ZIF. Does this mean my processor's damaged? I don't see any bent pins or anything. Is it possible for this to happen? Thanks.

aNoMaLy2k8
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It has nothing to do with the "cheap TIM" provided by amd. Any thermal paste/material will have the tendency to do that over time. You have to use patience and make sure to gently twist the heatsink around until it breaks free instead of yanking it out. It's certainly possible you have damaged it but you'll just have to stick it back in a machine and try it. It's probably fine. You better look closely at the pins to make sure the entire row or two on one side isn't bent. You'll know when you try to install it again - it will either drop right in or it won't
 
I've run into this a time or two... Even using good goop.

Carefully inspect all of your pins. I like to use a knife to reallign any that I think are out of whack. Once you are convinced that they are all straight stick it backi n and fire her up, shouldn;t be a problem.

But first clean it off with some alchohol and reapply something better.

-dB
 
Best way to take it off is when it's pretty warm and slowly wiggle it before pulling out. Eventually it will be easy enough to pull it out without ripping it out of the zif.
 
I did that one time with my new Prescott. I can still here the ripping noise in my sleep. I straightened out some bent pins and everthing turned out fine.
 
I did the same thing with my CPU, I nearly freaked when I saw the CPU stuck to the bottom of the stock HSF. I carefully put it back in and thankfully nothing was bent so it fired right back up. Hard to wiggle it around but I will certainly try harder next time I have to remove it.
 
Next time, run Prime95 or something else to load the CPU for 20 minutes or so. That should loosen the TIM up a bit and the heatsink comes off easier.
 
You know you're rich when someone can bend pins on a nice CPU in front of you and not care.
 
Eh, I did that when I put some thermal paste on my semperon, fortinitly it still works okay, I tryied the twisting motion some people talk about here but it still just came out, no problems with it working though.
 
When i did a motherboard swap spree on over 100 IBM computers in a manufacturer recall, 70% of the processors is glued to the heatsink when I pulled them off :eek:

Luckily, 99% of those processors works fine without any bent or broken pins. The only 1% got broken when I tried to pry off the processor from the heatsink and the heat spreaded got ripped off with parts of the core. However, some with ripped off spreaders still work.

However, the best thing is to make the cpu work 100% with something like folding or prime95 10-15 mins before removing the heatsink to let the thermal paste/pad to soften enough to be removed easily.

The goal of my reply is just to tell not to be too concerned when this happens as long as you don't do any funky action when removing the heatsink.
 
thunderstruck! said:
Didn't you see if it worked before making a thread? :eek:
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lol, thanks for the responses guys, Thunderstruck! I was trying to diagnose a dead motherboard or PSU, as my friend's computer was working one morning and not in the afternoon, and I didn't have any other mobos to test it in, that's why I posted. Thanks for the responses guys, it's really reassuring now cuz I almost had a heart attack when it popped out. Thanks again
 
This happened to me before, I just ever so slighty wiggle it left and right while pulling now. and POP comes the HSF :D
 
just one more question guys, will a computer boot if the processor is dead? Thanks.

aNoMaLy2k8
 
i did that with my venice 3200 i just threw it in the trash lol
 
happened with a friend of mines venice 3000+. purred like a kitten afterwards - no damage what so ever

had to use a hair dryer to get the hsf off though
 
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