IC7, Northbridge loop pulled out. Easiest fix?

[Chaos_Being]

Just found something interesting while installing my new 6800 GT (yay early Christmas gift :)) in the blue machine in my sig. There was a little loop sitting on the bottom inside the case. Confused at first, I started looking closely at the motherboard, only to find that it was one of the loops that provides a place for the NB holders to clip down onto (upper right one.)

I'm annoyed, but also somewhat relieved- a while back I posted this message: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=340457 because I thought my CPU had somehow degraded on me, despite me running it at stock volts. Now it looks like it has probably been poor heat transfer on my NB all along.

I know this is (was) a common problem with the IC7's. I remember reading about a "paperclip trick" for repairing this, although I don't know what exactly it entailed. I also have the little loop and it is undamaged, I'm wondering if I can just push it back into its spot and crazy glue it in there without causing problems. Any ideas? Hopefully after fixing this I can get my old 3.3ghz OC back :)

[Helsyeah]

take a look here (http://www.overclockers.com/tips1180/), it describes the paper clip trick in detail. In a bind you could use crazy glue and it *might* work just fine, but the paperclip trick is much more secure.

[Chaos_Being]

Thanks for the link, that is a great guide :)

Using glue definitely isn't going to work, there are several traces that go right next to the mounting holes, if I were to get glue on those and then the loop pulls out, they would probably be damaged.

I'll be doing this, or I may just forget using the loops altogether and get a zalman chipsink to epoxy on there. Of course I already have a nice chipsink (swiftech,) but I think its a bit too heavy to safely epoxy down. I'm just really lucky that it didn't crash down onto my video card when the loop pulled out (well, yet anyways.)

[Helsyeah]

Thanks for the link, that is a great guide :)

no prob, so how do you like that swiftech nb sink? my factory nb sink is finally on its way out and ive been trying to decide what to get to replace it.

[Xymurgy]

I tried using a paperclip, but didn't have any available that were small enough. The fix I used was tearing off the rubber exterior on one of those twist-tie things that electronic companies use to tie cords together and using the metal pin inside that. It's very flexible so is easy to work with, and fits in the hole nicely.