Taking hsf off northbridge without removing mobo (kt7a)

sfa ok

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• Jul 25, 2001

• #1

I just got a blorb for my northbridge, and really don't feel like taking off the motherboard to take out the plastic pins that hold the current hsf. Can I cut them off somehow?

 

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• Jul 25, 2001

• #2

I guess you could cut them but you will have little pieces under your mobo it is best to just take it out and cut them I think you need to any how to put it in correctly. I would take out the mobo that way nothing gets broken.

 

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sfa ok

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• Jul 25, 2001

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But taking off the motherboard is a pain (yes, I'm lazy), and I don't mind bits of plastic behind it.

 

wild_andy_c

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• Jul 25, 2001

• #4

Remember to lap that Blorb flat (they're always a bit uneven on the bottom to say the least)

 

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• Jul 26, 2001

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"To say the least" is an understatement!
I just opened up the blorb I got yesterday and the first thing that came to mind was "you get what you pay for".
It won't be long before I am trying to rebuild that thing!
My real surprise was the sharp edges created by the screws that hold the fan on!
Half afraid to lap it for it may go through the plate on the bottom!!

 

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el

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• Jul 27, 2001

• #6

thermaltake stuff is all crap.