Ahhh crikey! I broke my mobo's retention clip...
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 6:54 pm
...trying to remove my old CPU heatsink of noisy crap. I feel like AceCombat. 
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Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 7:43 pm
ouch.
Re: Ahhh crikey! I broke my mobo's retention clip...
Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2004 8:23 pm
Jeff250 wrote:...trying to remove my old CPU heatsink of noisy crap. I feel like AceCombat.
LMAO!!!! ive never done anything like that
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 1:16 am
Duck tape. All the way.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 5:54 am
++Mr. Perfect wrote:Duck tape. All the way.
Is there anything Duct Tape can't do? I mean I'm pretty sure it can even solve complex mathematical equations.
Edit: Oh wait. Perfect said Duck tape... Only use that to tape ducks. It is designed for the feathers not Mobo's.
Posted: Sat Oct 16, 2004 8:45 am
are you talking about the part attached to the mobo or the clip itself?
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 3:42 pm
Yeah, the plastic thing normally attached to the mobo. I ordered a replacement, so it'll be all good in time.
Posted: Sun Oct 17, 2004 9:44 pm
You know....if you have a Socket-A based motherboard, you could use another type of retention by bolting it to the case itself (through the motherboard). There are four holes on the board near the CPU that you can go through. IIRC, some Alpha heatsinks made use of this method (PAL something 45 IIRC).
Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2004 8:08 pm
Yeah, I tried checking for holes like that thinking that something along that sort may be possible, but no go. Good ol' Socket 478. Fortunately the part came in the mail today, and everything is in tip top shape.