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fafsfa
10-11-01, 05:04 PM
Hey,

I was wondering if you might be able to point me towards an article, or explain the best/easyest or a way to remove the heatsink off of a riva tnt2 ultra, my friends fan on it broke and he wants to replace the heatsink/fan with a blue orb...he wants to know how to remove the heatsink and so such...so please help! we gotta get it fixed for the lan on saturday! :)

Steve

typhoonmike
10-11-01, 05:06 PM
Place card in antistatic bag.
Place bag in freezer for 30 minutes.
Take prying device(knife) and place it under HS and turn until HS pops off.
Take hair dryer and dry card off before putting it in system.