Mission Impossible: Removing and ax-7

Skiing Squirrel · Aug 2, 2002

I have tried for about 20 minutes now, and the danm ax-7 just wont come off. I press the little (very little) tab. I press down, and I see that it goes down below the clips and it just stays there. Nothing. What Do you do?

nikhsub1 · Aug 2, 2002

Skiing Squirrel said:
I have tried for about 20 minutes now, and the danm ax-7 just wont come off. I press the little (very little) tab. I press down, and I see that it goes down below the clips and it just stays there. Nothing. What Do you do?

Use a smallish flat head screw driver, there is a slot for it on the clip. Push down to disengage from the 3 lugs, then gently pry the clip AWAY from the lugs and voila, it comes right off. Just be careful and take your time.

wildfrogman · Aug 2, 2002

yep, just make sure your screw driver is long enough and that it fits well rather than to small a head otherwise it could slip.

Skiing Squirrel · Aug 2, 2002

Bah, tried that, and it didnt work, Ill try again and see how it works. God I feel like a super n00b when I asked these types of questions.

OnDborder · Aug 2, 2002

Is mobo out of the box(case)?

azhari · Aug 2, 2002

Is it epoxied to the cpu by any chance?

Skiing Squirrel · Aug 2, 2002

Uh no and no. I dont need to remove the mobo to get it off, and its not epoxyed.

JFettig · Aug 2, 2002

if you put the screw driver in there rite they are sooo easy to get on and off! i found this out after i took about 15-30mis installing one, then i went on to the second one, 15-30 SECONDS! put it in with a 45degree angle into that slot, push down then bend toward the heatsink and let it come up, its easy as pie once you get it rite!

ozzy0627 · Aug 2, 2002

I don't have an ax-7 but I use needle nose pliers to pull heatsink clips off. You can hold the clip tightly and have more controll, not much chance of slipping.

Skiing Squirrel · Aug 2, 2002

Oh, ok maskedgeek. I will need to try that.

AZN · Aug 2, 2002

home depot has hack saws

OnDborder · Aug 2, 2002

http://forums.overclockers.ws/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=109527

hehehe :burn:

Maybe you ought to take the mobo out..It'll give you more room to work with and more leverage..

steveyboy · Aug 3, 2002

if there is a thermal pad on it instead of thermal paste it will require a little more effort. When i removed my old heat sink last night, i wedged a knife under the clip then used the flat head to push down, while pushing out with the knife, it worked great.

-Steve

Skiing Squirrel · Aug 3, 2002

Whats the melting point of steel?

Captain Slug · Aug 3, 2002

To make heatsink installation MUCH MUCH easier and safer I suggest getting one of these...

If you use the screwdriver WITHOUT a bit in the socket it will be able to hold onto the prong on almost any heatsink clip without slipping.

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