HELP!!! the CPU socket wedge broken!

hatZim · 02-11-2001, 04:59 AM

Hi everybody,

Yesterday i removed my CPU heatsink and fan to put the ALPHA on, but while removing my CPU i sheared off the plastic wedge that holds the metal clip of the heatsink.

Please give me some solutions...my system has been rendered useless!!!...Moreover it was running 938 like a charm.....for the want of more i thought of slappin on a heatsink........and the result was...........sigh!!!!
please help me guyz

bye

p.s: wooohoooo.......

ellisro1 · 02-11-2001, 02:46 PM

Happened to both me and a friend...

Managed to glue mine back on using superglue but it was difficult. You may be able to do this, if not you could use an epoxy resin.

My friend sent his back, complaining that the socket was weak plastic as it had happened to me as well.

Good luck!

Chert · 02-11-2001, 04:42 PM

Well, that's kinda why I'm hestitant to remove my FOP38 to apply some artic silver to change the GlobalWin thermal cmpd. that I am currently using...I had a very hard time attaching this HSF in the first place due to the strong pressure the clip exert on the socket and cpu itself.

For the past two days, I've been trying but it's really hard to remove it...Yeah, I also think that the plastic which was used to make the socket is kinda weak...It is easily scratched and may even break due to fatigue. So, I just might as well quit while I'm ahead and not risk the extra 2-3C since there is a distinct possibility of snapping off those socket tabs in the process...

***Ozzie*** · 02-11-2001, 06:51 PM

Try using a hemostat - they have a very good grip!! And don't scratch that mobo or you'll really be sorry...maybe put some electricians tape under it

stevo · 02-11-2001, 11:48 PM

I'm not 100% sure how this adaptor is held in place but I believe it would just be held as the chip would have been and then your chip and cooler would just fit to the adaptor.
This adaptor is used to change voltage instead of the wire trick,however it could just be the answer to your unfortunate situation

cheers stevo

hatZim · 02-12-2001, 12:20 AM

Hi everyone,

I am planning to use super glue...cause that seems to be the easiest and least expensive too....

but i don't know how to go about it....what to glue....should i stick another "wedgie" over there to hold the heatsink down....
wot about another wedge which is besides the original one...it is much bigger....but it is a little offset....

This is freakin me out........argghhh...why o why did i try to remove my original sink!!!!

stevo · 02-12-2001, 12:52 AM

It maybe possible to obtain an offset clip therefore you can use the unbroken lug.
If you can't find a clip as such then have a go at making one i'm sure it can be done easily enough.
Not too sure about attempting to glue the old one though ........just when you least expect it like running overnight or when your out........then the glue gives way and the heatsink falls off and its chernobyl all over again ......melt down
stevo

swannema · 02-12-2001, 08:11 AM

I wouldn't use the glue; the surface area is too small to achieve a good binding. Gluing plastics is usually not an easy task and in most cases unsuccessful.
Your glue will be weaker than your plastic and most likely you will break it again. Super glue is a kind of brittle and will weaken very quickly. If you really want to use glue, try to find epoxy two component glue, this stuff is fairly strong, but still flexible enough to take some bending. Do not touch the broken surfaces with your finger, if you already did, clean it with alcohol.
I deal with plastics over 20 years, believe me do not use super glue for such a serious task.
Good luck

denisg · 02-12-2001, 01:15 PM

Stevo, Where did you get that adaptor?

hatZim · 02-13-2001, 08:38 AM

Hi everyone,

Well all efforts at gluing (including the epoxy resin) have proved to be futile. Nothing holds for more than 20 minutes......the clip slowly just rips through it..
There is simply not enough surface area for the glue to have any effect.

The only hope i see is the adapter in stevo's post..
Please give me more details on that adapter and where to purchase one....if available....

bye!

rdmpe · 02-13-2001, 09:04 AM

I'd like to use that adaptor for the voltage adjust! Hope not to much $$ tho!
Too bad it doesn't have gold pins either.

[Edited by randyminer on 02-13-2001 at 09:15 AM]

jian · 02-13-2001, 09:12 AM

http://www.millisec.com have a socket repair kit. Try that.

Nomis · 02-13-2001, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by hatZim
Hi everybody,

Yesterday i removed my CPU heatsink and fan to put the ALPHA on, but while removing my CPU i sheared off the plastic wedge that holds the metal clip of the heatsink.

Please give me some solutions...my system has been rendered useless!!!...Moreover it was running 938 like a charm.....for the want of more i thought of slappin on a heatsink........and the result was...........sigh!!!!
please help me guyz

bye

p.s: wooohoooo.......

First, switch the clip on your Alpha around. you will notice one side of the Alpha clip can be disassemble. just move the center piece to the right which will fit right on the resize plastic wedge. What I did was I took out the motherboard, lay the Alpha on top to see the exact size I need to cut off, then I resize the unuse plastic wedge next to the broken one with a cutter. It works quite well.

02-11-2001, 04:59 AM	#1
hatZim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: India Posts: 150	Hi everybody, Yesterday i removed my CPU heatsink and fan to put the ALPHA on, but while removing my CPU i sheared off the plastic wedge that holds the metal clip of the heatsink. Please give me some solutions...my system has been rendered useless!!!...Moreover it was running 938 like a charm.....for the want of more i thought of slappin on a heatsink........and the result was...........sigh!!!! please help me guyz bye p.s: wooohoooo....... __________________ What can't be cured must be endured!
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02-11-2001, 02:46 PM	#2
ellisro1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1	Happened to both me and a friend... Managed to glue mine back on using superglue but it was difficult. You may be able to do this, if not you could use an epoxy resin. My friend sent his back, complaining that the socket was weak plastic as it had happened to me as well. Good luck!
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02-11-2001, 04:42 PM	#3
Chert Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 45	Well, that's kinda why I'm hestitant to remove my FOP38 to apply some artic silver to change the GlobalWin thermal cmpd. that I am currently using...I had a very hard time attaching this HSF in the first place due to the strong pressure the clip exert on the socket and cpu itself. For the past two days, I've been trying but it's really hard to remove it...Yeah, I also think that the plastic which was used to make the socket is kinda weak...It is easily scratched and may even break due to fatigue. So, I just might as well quit while I'm ahead and not risk the extra 2-3C since there is a distinct possibility of snapping off those socket tabs in the process...
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02-11-2001, 06:51 PM	#4
*Ozzie* missin' TQ Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Apple Valley, MN Posts: 10,240	Try using a hemostat - they have a very good grip!! And don't scratch that mobo or you'll really be sorry...maybe put some electricians tape under it __________________ Have you supported your forum today? Change is the only constant in life
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02-11-2001, 11:48 PM	#5
stevo complete idiot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 177	I'm not 100% sure how this adaptor is held in place but I believe it would just be held as the chip would have been and then your chip and cooler would just fit to the adaptor. This adaptor is used to change voltage instead of the wire trick,however it could just be the answer to your unfortunate situation cheers stevo __________________ I found a virus on my computer it's called "Windows" chancell@ihug.co.nz
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02-12-2001, 12:20 AM	#6
hatZim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: India Posts: 150	Hi everyone, I am planning to use super glue...cause that seems to be the easiest and least expensive too.... but i don't know how to go about it....what to glue....should i stick another "wedgie" over there to hold the heatsink down.... wot about another wedge which is besides the original one...it is much bigger....but it is a little offset.... This is freakin me out........argghhh...why o why did i try to remove my original sink!!!! __________________ What can't be cured must be endured!
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02-12-2001, 12:52 AM	#7
stevo complete idiot Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: New Zealand Posts: 177	It maybe possible to obtain an offset clip therefore you can use the unbroken lug. If you can't find a clip as such then have a go at making one i'm sure it can be done easily enough. Not too sure about attempting to glue the old one though ........just when you least expect it like running overnight or when your out........then the glue gives way and the heatsink falls off and its chernobyl all over again ......melt down stevo __________________ I found a virus on my computer it's called "Windows" chancell@ihug.co.nz
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02-12-2001, 08:11 AM	#8
swannema ???????????????? Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 9,627	I wouldn't use the glue; the surface area is too small to achieve a good binding. Gluing plastics is usually not an easy task and in most cases unsuccessful. Your glue will be weaker than your plastic and most likely you will break it again. Super glue is a kind of brittle and will weaken very quickly. If you really want to use glue, try to find epoxy two component glue, this stuff is fairly strong, but still flexible enough to take some bending. Do not touch the broken surfaces with your finger, if you already did, clean it with alcohol. I deal with plastics over 20 years, believe me do not use super glue for such a serious task. Good luck
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02-12-2001, 01:15 PM	#9
denisg Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Manchester, NH Posts: 1	Stevo, Where did you get that adaptor? Stevo, Where did you get that adaptor?
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02-13-2001, 08:38 AM	#10
hatZim Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: India Posts: 150	ADAPTER INFO PLZ!!! Hi everyone, Well all efforts at gluing (including the epoxy resin) have proved to be futile. Nothing holds for more than 20 minutes......the clip slowly just rips through it.. There is simply not enough surface area for the glue to have any effect. The only hope i see is the adapter in stevo's post.. Please give me more details on that adapter and where to purchase one....if available.... bye! __________________ What can't be cured must be endured!
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02-13-2001, 09:04 AM	#11
rdmpe A sandwich in every glass Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 2,609	I'd like to use that adaptor for the voltage adjust! Hope not to much $$ tho! Too bad it doesn't have gold pins either. [Edited by randyminer on 02-13-2001 at 09:15 AM] __________________ Check out my auctions!
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02-13-2001, 09:12 AM	#12
jian Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 89	http://www.millisec.com have a socket repair kit. Try that. __________________ Asus CUSL2-C Intel P3600E @ 912 128MB Crucial PC133 Cas 2 Ram @ 152 Cas 2 Creative Labs Geforce Annihilator Pro Sound Blaster Live Player 5.1 Promise Fasttrak100 (Modified Ultra100) 2 x 30GB IBM 75GXP (Raid Striping configuration) Pioneer 103S DVD ROM Mitsumi CR-4804TE CDRW
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