Szech
01-14-02, 06:09 PM
My sister just got into computer video editing, and she asked for a better computer because hers was lagging. Problem is, that she lives in Seattle, and every time she's taken her computer on the plane, bad things have happened. Broken socket ear, chipped core, heatsink flying into the video card, etc. I would have preferred using an Alpha 8045, but I had a 6Cu lying around. Anyway, here's how:
- Take the motherboard out of the case, with the processor inserted, and the heatsink clipped on.
- Mark the heatsink through the holes on the bottom side of the motherboard.
- Center drill the marked spots.
- The 6Cu's base is ~0.3" thick, so drill 0.28" in with a #36 or 7/64" drill
- Tap the holes with a 6-32 bottoming tap. A taper tap won't do any good in a 0.28" hole.
- Clip the heatsink back on the processor using whatever thermal grease you desire.
- Screw one nylon 6-32 bolt into the heatsink through the motherboard to check for size. The 1" bolts I got were too long, so I measured the amount sticking out, unscrewed it, and clipped that much off all four.
- Hand tighten all four into the heatsink.
- Tighten each one a quarter of a turn at a time, making sure to tighten in a star form:
1 2
3 4
Tighten 1, then 4, then 2, then 3, then 1, then 4, then 2...
- You can unclip the heatsink if you want, but I just left it on, and it got to Seattle fine.
That's that. The Volcano 6Cu is, admittedly, not the heaviest heatsink, but it's enough to crack a socket ear when being thrown around on a plane. I think these instructions are of much more value to those out there with Silverados or Glaciator 2's who need to move their computers regularly. I suppose you could also do this to convert a PIV to Socket A use.
Anyway, enjoy!
- Take the motherboard out of the case, with the processor inserted, and the heatsink clipped on.
- Mark the heatsink through the holes on the bottom side of the motherboard.
- Center drill the marked spots.
- The 6Cu's base is ~0.3" thick, so drill 0.28" in with a #36 or 7/64" drill
- Tap the holes with a 6-32 bottoming tap. A taper tap won't do any good in a 0.28" hole.
- Clip the heatsink back on the processor using whatever thermal grease you desire.
- Screw one nylon 6-32 bolt into the heatsink through the motherboard to check for size. The 1" bolts I got were too long, so I measured the amount sticking out, unscrewed it, and clipped that much off all four.
- Hand tighten all four into the heatsink.
- Tighten each one a quarter of a turn at a time, making sure to tighten in a star form:
1 2
3 4
Tighten 1, then 4, then 2, then 3, then 1, then 4, then 2...
- You can unclip the heatsink if you want, but I just left it on, and it got to Seattle fine.
That's that. The Volcano 6Cu is, admittedly, not the heaviest heatsink, but it's enough to crack a socket ear when being thrown around on a plane. I think these instructions are of much more value to those out there with Silverados or Glaciator 2's who need to move their computers regularly. I suppose you could also do this to convert a PIV to Socket A use.
Anyway, enjoy!