[Lvlug] Removing a processor

[Jeff Day]

When he says "no fan" he means to unplug the little motherboard 
connector that runs from the fan to a port on the motherboard which 
gives it its power.

Michael Gossett wrote:
> If the heatsink doesnt come off and the thermal compound has basically 
> GLUED the processor on. The easiest method is boot it up with no fan 
> for a minute to heat it up then kill the power. That heatsink will 
> slide right off.
>
> On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 10:40 AM, Chris Louden <chris at chrislouden.com 
> <mailto:chris at chrislouden.com>> wrote:
>
>     Processors can become stuck to the heat sync. However they easily pop
>     off. When removing the processor there is generally an arm or brace
>     that needs to be moved to release the processor from the socket. It
>     could also be a set of screws. Before installing the CPU in another
>     system YES you should remove it from the heatsync first.
>
>     I guess it possibly for the heat sync to be stuck to the processor and
>     also cover up the release arm. In which case you would just think to
>     pull it off. In doing so you would be ripping the cpu from the socket.
>     This may or may not cause damage. if you were lucky enough to remove
>     it without damaging it at that point i would remove the CPU from the
>     heatsync. I have found that twisting the heatsync (GENTLY) when it
>     appears stuck to be the best option for separating it from the CPU
>     when still attached to the mobo. To remove the CPU from the heatsync
>     after its been pulled from the cpu i just gently pry it off with a
>     small screw driver.
>
>     if you bent the pins, you are probably screwed.
>
>     Youtube has plenty of videos on this.
>
>     -Chris
>
>
>
>     On Wed, Aug 19, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Matthew
>     Dey<deyoneandahalf at gmail.com <mailto:deyoneandahalf at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > Hey guys hardware question,
>     >
>     > When removing a processor from the motherboard should the whole
>     assembly
>     > come up or just the heatsink?  Because the processor was stuck
>     to the
>     > heatsink so when I lifted it up straight it was fine but it
>     weakened the
>     > pins so when I tried to put it on another board the pins got
>     bent up.  Do
>     > any of you know the proper way to remove and replace a cpu
>     because this
>     > didn't happen the way I had thought it should.
>     >
>     > -Matt
>     >
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