On Wed, 2005-06-29 at 22:49, KevinO wrote:
> > Vaughn Treude wrote:
> >> Maybe so. Maybe I damaged it with my ham-handedness with the heat sink
> >> clip. It bears repeating that the thing's an SOB to get on and off.
> Yeah it is.
>
> It's often best to have the MB out of the case, and on a flat static-safe
> surface, when you push down on those. The motherboard will flex too much
> otherwise, and I can't get the right screwdriver angle with the case next to it.
>
Yes, I have to laugh when they have this nice "zero insertion force"
socket for the CPU and then have a "50-pound insertion force" heatsink.
I know I saw one somewhere with a little lever on it; I will look for
one of those at Fry's.
Vaughn
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