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MovedGoalPosts · 08-11-2007, 13:10

You'll need to separate the CPU from the heatsink and hope that it and the motherboard haven't been damaged by pulling it off the motherboard. the top of the CPU and the underside of the heatsink will need thorough cleaning (gently though). You need to get some thermal compound from your local computer shop, remount the CPU to the motherboard, apply a bit of the compound and remount the heatsink.

The "bar" you mention is needed to lock the CPU into place on the motherboard.

08-11-2007, 13:10	#3
MovedGoalPosts Inactive Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 127.0.0.1 Age: 61 Posts: 15,868	Re: Help needed You'll need to separate the CPU from the heatsink and hope that it and the motherboard haven't been damaged by pulling it off the motherboard. the top of the CPU and the underside of the heatsink will need thorough cleaning (gently though). You need to get some thermal compound from your local computer shop, remount the CPU to the motherboard, apply a bit of the compound and remount the heatsink. The "bar" you mention is needed to lock the CPU into place on the motherboard.