Funny you mention that. I just moved this last weekend, and I forgot to
take off my CNPS7000 Cu HS. Never even crossed my mind. And then the one
thing the movers dropped was the filing cabinet that had the computer inside
it (it's built into a drawer). Crossing my fingers, toes, and any other
appendages that could cross, I fired it up, and I'm typing on it even as we
speak! The only precaution I did take was to remove the HDD's, and put
them in a separate safe box. Oh, and because of the way the computer is
built right now, it's more of a desktop design (i.e. horizontal). I imagine
that is what saved the HS from snapping off.

Clint

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I cool my Athlon XP +2100 with one of those quiet Zalman coolers, the
CNPS6000-Cu (kind of looks like a flower), on my MSI K7T Turbo 2. It is
copper-only, and thus very heavy.

In the manual, Zalman claims no responsibility done to a system or CPU
when moving the PC if the cooler exceeds the max weight limit of the
socket (which mine does).

When I first installed it, I wasn't concerned, because I didn't
anticipate moving at all (can you see where this post is going?). Of
course, I will now be moving in a month, which has got me nervous: I
will be driving for about 10 hours.

Some sites recommend removing the hs when transporting. The problem with
doing that is that I've re-installed a hs to this processor two times
now. I had to redo the included one because it wasn't properly placed
the first time, and then I installed the Zalman much later. I've read
somewhere that after so many times, the dye on the CPU becomes more and
more ineffective at transferring heat.

So I guess here's my question: Should I just carry the computer on its
side, with the heat sink resting directly over the socket/motherboard,
or should I remove it and re-install it one more time. Or better yet, is
there any other advice you could give me?
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