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You shouldn't have a problem, if you RTM'sF!
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On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:50:59 +0100, "fred do"
wrote: In the past 7 years that I've been using computers, I have done everything except install a mobo&psu&agp card in a case. I've done everything else. Hopefully I can do it. If you feel confident and knowledgeable to do it, just go ahead. The most crucial thing is making sure the heatsink (with fan) is properly installed on the CPU before switching it on. Good luck !! -- WebWalker PGP Key ID : 0xB3F1A279 |
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Suggestion:
Test mount the CPU and heatsink on the motherboard outside the case to make sure it is flat and making contact. For the test, you don't need to put paste on it. Look at it from the side to make sure it is flat and making good contact. You can leave it on if it does not interfere with mounting the motherboard in the case. I fried a P3 866 because I pulled my old Celeron 433 out and put in the new 866 while in the case. Well, the CPU's were different, the 866 sat lower in the socket and my heatsink did not lie flat because it rested on the socket top edge itself, making contact on an angle. The heatsink I reused was good enough I thought but not the right design for the P3 and this socket. I had to change to a heatsink with a notch to stop the contact with the socket. Expensive lesson. I only found out when I pulled the motherboard and put in a 733 and saw the heatsink was resting on the socket and touching the cpu on one side only. I would have fried that too. Lucky. Now I always check that the heatsink is right for the job. What is the definition of experience? Just making mistakes and learning from them. The more experience you have, the more mistakes you made/survived. That is why I love reading these hardware newsgroups, I learn from everyone else's mistakes/experiences without the cost of killing hardware or going nuts fixing a problem... "WebWalker" wrote in message ... On Wed, 25 Jun 2003 00:50:59 +0100, "fred do" wrote: In the past 7 years that I've been using computers, I have done everything except install a mobo&psu&agp card in a case. I've done everything else. Hopefully I can do it. If you feel confident and knowledgeable to do it, just go ahead. The most crucial thing is making sure the heatsink (with fan) is properly installed on the CPU before switching it on. Good luck !! -- WebWalker PGP Key ID : 0xB3F1A279 |
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I got a nice Orb off of my bro-in-law a while back.
He did the same thing. "rcm711" wrote in a: Test mount the CPU and heatsink on the motherboard outside the case to make sure it is flat and making contact. For the test, you don't need to put paste on it. Look at it from the side to make sure it is flat and making good contact. You can leave it on if it does not interfere with mounting the motherboard in the case. I fried a P3 866 because I pulled my old Celeron 433 out and put in the new 866 while in the case. Well, the CPU's were different, the 866 sat lower in the socket and my heatsink did not lie flat because it rested on the socket top edge itself, making contact on an angle. The heatsink I reused was good enough I thought but not the right design for the P3 and this socket. What is the definition of experience? |
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