Hello Everyone,
I have a computer here which I got for free off a friend because of badcaps and a broken CPU heatsink retention clip.
The badcaps are gone now, i replaced all the Chhsi caps and it boots well and loads Windows XP. But the CPU has a broken Heatsink clip so the heatsink has to be held down to cool the PC properly.
I wish socket 370 was like socket 478 so I wouldnt get into situations like this.
Anyone got a good idea I could try to fix this broken clip? I was actually thinking of some metal wire to tie the heatsink down to the remaining clips...... I know some people have tried that and it works.
I'm trying to do this the cheapest way since this IBM Netvista 800MHz PIII computer isn't worth the money to get those special heatsinks with 3 clips.
Thanks.
I have a computer here which I got for free off a friend because of badcaps and a broken CPU heatsink retention clip.
The badcaps are gone now, i replaced all the Chhsi caps and it boots well and loads Windows XP. But the CPU has a broken Heatsink clip so the heatsink has to be held down to cool the PC properly.
I wish socket 370 was like socket 478 so I wouldnt get into situations like this.
Anyone got a good idea I could try to fix this broken clip? I was actually thinking of some metal wire to tie the heatsink down to the remaining clips...... I know some people have tried that and it works.
I'm trying to do this the cheapest way since this IBM Netvista 800MHz PIII computer isn't worth the money to get those special heatsinks with 3 clips.
Thanks.
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