"Paul" wrote
Norm Why wrote:
Board has polymer caps.
I hope your DIMMs meet Intel expectations.
When you start the system *test with one of your DIMMs first*.
This will give an opportunity to evaluate what the motherboard
thinks of the DIMM. Check whether the entire DIMM is registered
when tested that way. I use nothing but 2GB DIMMs in mine
from that era. I have 4x2GB config of DDR2 on an X48 chipset.
Paul
Thanks Paul for the advice. I found my Q9650 cooler fan $31.04 purchase
from Amazon.com by looking at my credit card records. I cannot
understand where the other records went. I used the tracking number
search. This is where it gets weird. It was shipped from Sweden. Its
arriving October 4 - 28. The MOBO from Hong Kong may arrive before it.
Paul,
The Intel CPU cooler fan arrived early, today. Postage mark said it came
from Sweden. The customs declaration said it came from USA, perhaps its
place of manufacture. Total declared value was $7.99. So from $31.04
there was huge mark up. That's why shipping was free. It is larger in
diameter that what it replaced. On the copper plate contact with the
Q9650 CPU there are three rubber strips (silicone?), I guess for
shipping. I'll remove them when the GigaByte MOBO arrives. I saved the
fan funnel for evacuating hot air out the side of the frame. It no longer
fits. When the MOBO arrives, I can remove the rubber and maybe mount the
funnel backward with glue (or duck tape?). It is for an ATX board, but
the mount mechanism maybe better engineered. Instead of awkward screws
this is like a push mechanism. It is protected for shipping (?) by
plastic and I will work with it when the new MOBO arrives.
Sorry, on further inspection the plastic maybe for attachment to the
MOBO. One pin appears to be permanently depressed, maybe device is
seconds. I need to discover if I can fix it. What this suggests is the
cooler fan is meant for permanent attachment and is not meant for removal
like the older screws enabled.
Cheers,
Norm Why
That sounds like what you got, is a "real Intel processor-in-box"
cooler. Rather than a Coolermaster or an Arctic Cooling.
On the bottom of those, in the copper area, is a black "phase change"
material. it is a solid at 23C. When the heatsink is fitted in place,
and the heatsink hits 55-60C, the black stuff melts and flows
a tiny bit. It conforms to the blemishes, and the convex shape of
the processor lid. (The processor lid is non-flat for a reason.
The CPU is soldered with a low-temperature solder to the lid,
and the lid is curved because it is "pre-stressed" as part of
the whole setup. If you were to remove the lid by heating
to a moderately high temp, the lid lets go with a "popping"
sound :-) The pre-stressing competes with the heatsink
downward loading.)
The pins you're referring to, are Intel Push Pins. They have
a slot screwdriver mark in the top. The screw driver mark is
so your slot screwdriver can rotate the pin 90 degrees.
This allows the pin to unlock.
In the core of the push pin, are some plastic fingers with balls
on the end. They expand to fill the space, and prevent the pin
from moving backwards. This keeps the heatsink in place.
For someone unfamiliar with a "standard" Intel heatsink,
there is a video. Normally this video would trigger "Save As",
but for some reason on my machine, Windows Media Player has
decided to play it right away. Maybe a Linux VM could deal with
this or something. About half-way through the video, they have
the "removal" procedure, where a slot screwdriver is used to rotate
the push pins.
https://web.archive.org/web/2007*/ht...209_241209.wmv
The file I got originally was 16,982,628 bytes.
Paul
Thanks Paul,
I wish I could search web.archive.org for old software. A more recent
Youtube Video can be found he
How to install and remove LGA775 processors and fan-heatsinks | Intel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKPsS8GX3I
The ~310,000 hits reflects the popularity of 95W TDP Q6600 and Q9650 CPUs. I
managed to get my Intel 95W fan-heatsink repaired so I canceled the RMA. I
still await the Gigabyte MOBO from China.
There is some information I am still lacking. A plastic funnel is used to
direct CPU heat out the side of the PC case. Without it, heat accumulates
inside the case and is directed outside by the PSU fan. That puts all
components at risk and defeats the cooling of the Intel 95W fan-heatsink
The new CPU cooler fan has a diameter greater than the old one. The old
plastic (Price ~ $2.74) had barbed tabs at its bottom. The new Intel 95W
fan-heatsink fan has metal barbed tabs on its top. Within the supply chain
all old parts are stored for future sale. All I need is a part number. Intel
did not answer my email question. Intel manufactured matching parts in equal
number. If I get a part number or some other unique identifier, I can search
the globe for an inexpensive plastic part that is compatible.
Norm Why