How to repair?

[arst06d]

Hi

I have an old Pentium 3 system I am trying to recycle as a smoothwall firewall box. All installed and working fine.
However, I have noticed that the heatsink & fan is not securely fastened over the cpu - one of the plastic lugs the retaining clips goes over has broken off the plastic cpu seating. Tried supergluing it back but does not hold.

Can anyone suggest a safe method of securing the heatsink/fan in place - I want to mount the box vertically to save space. I assume I'll have to glue it onto the cpu itself somehow, but don't want it to be permanent , just secure, and don't want to hurt the chip.

Many thanks.

 

[wahnula]

Why not just replace the HSF?

http://www.directron.com/fan-cel.html

If this is not the right model there are other sources, including eBay. I would think the ONE part that you would want to avoid improvising on would be what cools the processor.

Best of luck!

Tony

 

[arst06d]

Hi

Its not the hsf that's busted - it's the lugs on the cpu housing which the retaining clip of the hsf clips over.

If I buy a new hsf unit I'm still not gonna be able to hold it in place.

Thanks anyway.

 

[SkipCox]

Your motherboard will have a socket with three lugs on each side or a socket with one lug on each side. My point is that if you have 3 lugs on each side, get a cheapo hsf that will fit...I often use leftover AMD hsf's. If you only have one lug on each side and one lug is chipped, careful installation of the hsf and careful handling afterward might just keep it in place.

If none of the above applies, sol will likely apply and motherboard replacement will be the next step.

Skip

http://skipcox.net

 

[ceh4702]

If you have like 4 holes around the SOCKET then maybe you can get a cooler setup that mounts in the 4 holes. Rubber Bands in the 4 holes. Hmm, bailing wire. Superglue HSF on four corners, but first put some arctic silver in the middle. You would be surprised how hard it is sometimes to remove a cooler that has been on for a while. The heat turns the greasy stuff into a consistency of cement-like glue.

If you do not like my post feel free to point out your opinion or my errors.

 

[arst06d]

I have tried wire over the remaining lugs but can't get it secure enough for my liking.
Im gonna get some thermal adhesive and stick it on permanently ...

thanks for your suggestions chaps.

 

[franklin97355]

If you do that you won't be able to remove the processor from the motherboard without possibly damaging the processor or motherboard. Do this only if this will be the last upgrade you ever plan for this combo.

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