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Re: UPDATE: A World of Pain by Choson 06/14/2003, 5:12pm PDT
Fussbett wrote:

  • I installed the 2500+ heatsink poorly. (I followed those full colour photo instructions to the LETTER, yo). (Wouldn't the computer power on today though?)


    • I RUE the day that they started requiring computer nerds to start putting heatsinks on chips. What do they think we are, mechanics? What happened to Zero Insertion Force technology? It only took them three years to figure out that you could use the planar screw to apply pressure instead of crazy sheet metal clips, and of course that requires you to remove the entire motherboard.

    Also, I had a similar issue with the old setup (which I guess you've torn up with the screwdriver incident), although mine was more out of the blue. Woke up with the case at about a million degrees (Celsius) and the MB beeping like crazy. Obviously, it didn't want to boot. Worked for about two weeks after it had cooled down, but then I had a similar shutdown to yours and a complete inability to power on. Since I didn't have another mobo or CPU handy, it was back to the shop. Needless to say, this is both the first computer I've owned that required a separate heatsink and the first that I could not fix single-handedly. Draw your own conclusions. Hint: Intel?
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            Re: UPDATE: A World of Pain by Choson 06/14/2003, 5:12pm PDT NEW
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                            Yeah by Moab 06/14/2003, 8:35pm PDT NEW
                                Re: Yeah by Entropy Stew 06/14/2003, 9:28pm PDT NEW
                                Lemme ask you this... by I need clarification 06/14/2003, 9:40pm PDT NEW
                                    Re: Lemme ask you this... by Moab 06/15/2003, 12:09am PDT NEW
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                                                Re: Great! Thanks. by I need clarification 06/15/2003, 2:07pm PDT NEW
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                                                        Re: Great! Thanks. by I need clarification 06/15/2003, 5:57pm PDT NEW
                                                            Re: Great! Thanks. by Lufteufel 06/15/2003, 9:24pm PDT NEW
                                                                Re: Great! Thanks. by I need clarification 06/15/2003, 9:39pm PDT NEW
                                                                UPDATE by I need clarification 06/17/2003, 5:36pm PDT NEW
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