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How To Remove Heatsink On X1900GT?
I want to replace the stock fan & heatsink with a Zalman fan and have a few
questions. I never replaced a GPU fan before, so a help would be greatly appreciated! 1. Which screws should I unscrew? Should I unscrew the screws on the X-shaped bracket, too? 2. I see thermal tapes between the heatsink and the card. Does it mean that the heatsink will be still atached to the card after I unscrew necessary screws? If so, how do I safely remove the heatsink? 3. After removing the heatsink, I guess I should clean the chips, right? How should I clean them? Thanks. |
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How To Remove Heatsink On X1900GT?
"Fidelis K" wrote in message
... I want to replace the stock fan & heatsink with a Zalman fan and have a few questions. I never replaced a GPU fan before, so a help would be greatly appreciated! 1. Which screws should I unscrew? Should I unscrew the screws on the X-shaped bracket, too? All the screws visible from the bottom of the card including those securing the X-brace should be removed. 2. I see thermal tapes between the heatsink and the card. Does it mean that the heatsink will be still atached to the card after I unscrew necessary screws? Yes. How strong the adhesive is will depend on the board manufacturer, batch of card, etc. Since the screws are the primary means of attaching the heat sink, the tape is usually just there to pad up any gaps between the heat sink and the RAM chips. If so, how do I safely remove the heatsink? You may be able to just pull it off with moderate force. If that doesn't work, slice through the tape with a razor blade. 3. After removing the heatsink, I guess I should clean the chips, right? How should I clean them? Rubbing alcohol works wonders, and it evaporates quickly. Alternatives (if you are in an industrial setting) include Loctite aerosol primer and Xerox photoreceptor solvent, both of which are essentially alcohol. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." |
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How To Remove Heatsink On X1900GT?
When I replaced my HS on my ATI X1800GTO, I ran the ATI Tray Tools Artifact
Tester to "warm things up". The HS pulled off easily. I don't know that heating it up helped a bunch, but there you go. I did the same thing when I replaced the HS on my CPU as well. Clint "Fidelis K" wrote in message ... I want to replace the stock fan & heatsink with a Zalman fan and have a few questions. I never replaced a GPU fan before, so a help would be greatly appreciated! 1. Which screws should I unscrew? Should I unscrew the screws on the X-shaped bracket, too? 2. I see thermal tapes between the heatsink and the card. Does it mean that the heatsink will be still atached to the card after I unscrew necessary screws? If so, how do I safely remove the heatsink? 3. After removing the heatsink, I guess I should clean the chips, right? How should I clean them? Thanks. |
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How To Remove Heatsink On X1900GT?
Last time I ran the artifact checker, the temps fell back within 10 seconds.
I think your HS would've pulled off easily anyway without the "pre-heating". :-) Besides, the artifact checker is more apt at burning-in the CPU than the RAM. Those sticky pads are on the RAM. -- "War is the continuation of politics by other means. It can therefore be said that politics is war without bloodshed while war is politics with bloodshed." "Clint" wrote in message news:iju_g.167973$5R2.39127@pd7urf3no... When I replaced my HS on my ATI X1800GTO, I ran the ATI Tray Tools Artifact Tester to "warm things up". The HS pulled off easily. I don't know that heating it up helped a bunch, but there you go. I did the same thing when I replaced the HS on my CPU as well. Clint |
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