-=> MATT MC_CARTHY wrote to WAYNE CHIRNSIDE <=-

 WC> Yeah I had reservations aout this as well.
 WC> Maybe I can rig something to tighten up the existing heatsink
 WC> mount.
 WC> It's a really lousy design where the heatsink was just sitting on
 WC> the all ceramic CPU held loosely in place by two retaining straps
 WC> that engage plastic extensions on the ZIF socket.

 MM> OK, you do have the straps that snap onto the ZIF socket.  If they are

Nope. See this NEC salvage job came to me with ther heatsink held
onto the CPU by the really wimpy straps on either side of the
heatsink fan.
Nothing holds the heatsink to the CPU but the fan.


 MM> too loose, they can be bent tighter, but don't overdo it, those plastic
 MM> extensions aren't too tough!  _Some_ of those retaining straps are a
 MM> real bugger to get snapped on properly, and if yours were loose, they
 MM> might have been 'mangled' by whomever originally installed them.  Look
 MM> them over closely and see if they show signs of 'mangling', and fix as
 MM> necessary.

No sign of mangling and they're dead easy to attach, too easy :-(
 
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