ATTENTION COMPUTER GEEKS! FELLOW GEEK IN TROUBLE!

[dolari]

Okay folks, I need your help:

While getting the computer ready for moving, I noticed that the heatsink over the Intel 845g chip has come loose. One of the clamps for "catching" the heatsink onto the motherboard has not only fallen off, but gone completely missing. I dont' know how long it's been running like this, but if the problems I've had with my floppy drive are connected (FLOPPY FAIL (40)) then I've been running without the heatsink for a month,

My options seem to be:
1) Run the computer without the heatsink (probably not a good idea)
2) Run the computer WITH the heatsink, but on it's side so the heatsink stays on the chip (What I'm doing now)
3) Try to make my own loop without shorting the board
4) Pay through the nose to find someone to repair that stupid little loop
5) Say your prayers and start saving for a new motherboard

Any others I'm missing? Anyone out there know how to fix a simple little clamp?

Comments

[kisai.livejournal.com]

Just get one from a dead motherboard (I assume you are talking about the "plastic nail" type of thing... too bad I still don't work at futureshop or I could swipe one from the dead box. If you are talking about the entire assembly, well x_X

FYI... you -CAN- glue the heatsink to the chip, but that's a one-shot deal. If you glue it and you mess up, you won't get a second chance as pulling it back off will destroy the chip.

Time to invest in a new computer or second-hand just the motherboard of ebay or something.

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

It's this wierd looking loop thing that isn't on my only other motherboard. And this computer is a lot like my truck. I keep getting told I have to get a new one, but it's gotta run long enough to get me to work to afford a new one.

Hopefully the epoxy'll work just fine. If not...there's always the Pentium II. :P

[kisai.livejournal.com]

Does it look like this?

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

Darn it, I packed the camera cable, but not the camera. :P Here's a quickie sketch:



The bar that puts pressure on the heatsink catches on these loops. One of the loops is still there, the other has gone missing, but you can see the socket where it was on the board. I can get a picture as soon as I unpack the camera cable at the new place.

[kisai.livejournal.com]

Something like this? http://www.intel.com/design/chipsets/designex/29865502.pdf

[kisai.livejournal.com]

Or this
http://www.techwarelabs.com/reviews/motherboard/epox/ep_4g4a+/4g4a+heatsink.jpg

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

More like this one. I've gone ahead and applied the epoxy. I want to test it out, but it's been a really busy day. :P