smolt Posted July 25, 2006 Posted July 25, 2006 Is the Zalman CNPS 9500 a bolt down like the 7700 or is it a clamp down like the XP-120. If it is a clamp down, is there any other way besides sanding down the retention bracket? For example, my current heatsink is a bolt down, but has spring stoppers to prevent to much force being put down. To bypass that, I offset the top of the spring stopper by 2 mm by using nylon washers I got from Home Depot. Is there any such trick with clamp down heatsinks or am I stuck with sanding the bracket? I don't know the expert Board. but on the 250 theres 4 little stubs used for heatsinks stops. you can razor blade them off if your expert board has them. will give you some more presser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjew62 Posted July 26, 2006 Posted July 26, 2006 Way off topic.... I thought I was the only person that knew that music from I76 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 hah i thought i was the only super jew left on the planet! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjew62 Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 omg lies! :eek: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoad Posted July 29, 2006 Posted July 29, 2006 omg lies! :eek: Agree with above! COMPLETE LIES! i'm here too . Anyway, Very nice guide dude, well made. I don't think i'll be doing it to my soon to come x2 4200 though, not yet either way XD Although I will have a bolt-down cpu WATER COOLING block [mp-05 aquaxtreme to be exact] but I don't have the nerves to cut it up yet XD. Plus I hear too many horror stories of faliures that killed the chip completly X_X either way good job lol. -Jo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niexa77 Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 was never planing to do this, but i was lapping my cpu (ihs) and noticed that some water had goten between the bits of tape i was using to keep the lectric-bits dry and was around the base of the ihs, where it joins with the board the cpu die and little 8-pin SMD thingys are on. Freaked out and (very carefully) did this(ihs removal), water had only gone in about 1mm, so it prob would have been ok, but before i removed it i had mno way of knowing... dried it all out and cleaned the paste from top of the die anyway, got home from work that night and plugged her in (have all the bits on the desk while i do a case mod or 2) put the heat sink back on(with liquid), plugged K/B, mouse, screen in, put on new NB cooler, and inst vid card, turned the psu on and the system turned on with it (no leads for power button installed) screen stayed in standby mode, but no post, nor even black screen... tried the video card in the other computer, it works... could i have shorted something out while having everything on the desk that could have made it always_on when psu powered up? note: have never run the pc im refering to as a testbed before, so i have no idea how they usually behave in this environment... or, worst case senario, could i have damaged the die while putting it on? would that make it always-on? i will be testing the cpu in another pc asap... but in the mean time, if anyone has any ideas?(edit: have tried reset cmos) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 If all you did was turn the PSU on, the computer isn't on. There's a vertical row of two buttons right at the bottom of the board, about two inches in from the right-hand side. The bottom button is the power button. When you turn the PSU on, a few LEDs on the board will light up, but it's just in standby mode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niexa77 Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 If all you did was turn the PSU on, the computer isn't on. There's a vertical row of two buttons right at the bottom of the board, about two inches in from the right-hand side. The bottom button is the power button. When you turn the PSU on, a few LEDs on the board will light up, but it's just in standby mode. the board powered up, all fans started... ended up getting the on button plugged in... still didnt work... but i could turn it off without having to use the psu switch... Update: found coolaboratory liquid pro on an ic beside the cpu socket... could be my prob, going to test the cpu in another system to make sure... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
integrale Posted August 25, 2006 Posted August 25, 2006 anyone wanna send me this IHS Vid i cant seem to get it off filefront ? :/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niexa77 Posted August 30, 2006 Posted August 30, 2006 its all good, just my stupid (read: stupid me) antec true power 2.0 volt-adj lead not connected... did the mod, lost 8 deg load! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raynegr Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 Greetings ,i m planning on removing ihs but i got stock hs on my opteron 148 do i need to mod its base to fit ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Septem Posted September 18, 2006 Posted September 18, 2006 Greetings ,i m planning on removing ihs but i got stock hs on my opteron 148 do i need to mod its base to fit ? Generally speaking they only recommend a bolt-through cooler if you're going to remove the IHS. Clip on coolers apply too much uneven force for it to be safe, you could crack the core. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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