I have an SECC2 SC242 Intel P3 450mhz cpu. It is in a plastic cartridge, and is NOT the retail version.

My CPU is an OEM model and the HSF is permanently attached, meaning that it installed and then forgotten about. You can't remove it and then put it back on.

What I would like to know is how does it come off? I can't seem to be able to take it off without taking both sides off, and I don't want to bend, twist, or otherwise warp the circuit board that the cache memory is on.

That would be bad.

If anyone has a link explaining it, preferably with pictures as reference, it would be greatly appreacited, or if they could do it here that would be perfect.

I'm going to be installing a Slot 1/A Thermal Take Golden Orb with Arctic Silver II Thermal paste. Normal retail CPU's and some OEM's have retention clips, and metal posts. Also, I've never used thermal paste, just Intel provided thermal pads.

Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated.



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I'm sure there must be some kind of latching mechanism.

Have you removed the CPU/HSF as a unit from the motherboard?
You may have to slide a latch on each of the retention posts first.
Don't try to change the HSF in place.

Once it's out, you should be able to see the latch(es) securing the HSF to the SECC-2 cartridge.
Unlatch and remove the old HSF.

Clean the surface of the 'slug' with a pink pencil eraser and/or a drop or two of alcohol.
Let dry thoroughly, then put no more than a 'pea-sized' amount of paste on the slug.
Spread it thinly and evenly over the entire surface with a toothpick or an old credit card.
This layer is only to fill air gaps and enhance thermal conductivity, so more is not better.

Install new HSF. Replace assembly in retention brackets. Lock down.
Run it 'til it drops. 'Drove it like you stole it.' http://www.PCGuide.com/ubb/biggrin.gif

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Wolfmann, I thought your link was not working, but I see it will display in Netscape, but not IE. If you use at the beginning and at the end, it should display the image.
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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 05-11-2001).]

Try this link (http://www.3dfxcool.com/install/p3.htm) for heatsink removal. I think it what you are looking for.

It seems like the UBB code for posting images is disabled.

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[This message has been edited by Reid (edited 05-11-2001).]

The UBB code for images should work, but not for signatures. The image tag is disabled for signatures. I clicked on the link and got a "Page not available" page from Geocities. If you want to post a picture in a message you can upload it to Zing (http://www.zing.com) and link to it by UBB and it should work, but keep in mind that we try and use images very sparsely.

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