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Old 08-11-2007, 13:08   #2
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Re: Help needed
the CPU will be stuck to the heatsink with thermal paste most likely.

Assume you opened the bar before taking the CPU/heatsink out? If not you might have damaged the CPU pins.

Also, make sure the bar is open before trying to re-seat the CPU.

The bar is the locking mechanism to lock the CPU to the mainboard.

---------- Post added at 12:08 ---------- Previous post was at 12:07 ----------

Also you may have to carefully peel the CPU off the heatsink and re-seat it without the heatsink attached. make sure you apply new thermal paste before sitting the heatsink back on the CPU.
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