I NEED HELP!!!! Trying to install a new CPU, its stuck on the heatsink!!

[WarDemon666]

celeron processor, socket 478

I was changing the processor from a mother board to a new one I just bought. When i pulled out the heatsink the cpu came stuck on it! I cant seem to take it off it seems stuck there with some kind of glue (is this possible?!!) is there a way to get it on the new motherboard without screwing up the CPU??

I dont want to bend the pins, is it dangerous to just push it in?

Thanks

 

[DrCool]

yes, i've seen heatsinks that have been epoxied directly to the cpu.. seems to be common among some OEMs.

 

[MDE]

You can just pop it off with a flat headed screwdriver, the original builder probably used good ol' silicone paste which dried out and created a vacuum seal between the CPU's heatspreader and the heatsink. I've seen an old ~500MHz Socket 370 Celeron stuck to a heatsink in much the same fashion because the thermal paste dried like an epoxy.

 

[futuristicmonkey]

Or try twisting it. Something about shearing force....unless it was glue...if so, twist harder!

 

[SynthDude2001]

The same thing happened to one of my friends (Socket 478 P4 too). A tiny paring knife popped the CPU off just fine. However, there were pins bent since the CPU was basically ripped (or fell) out of the socket...

 

[WarDemon666]

Hehe, well, I took my time, put some rubbing alchohol on the edge, and twisted it! slid it off no problem, and i was like yay! got it! and i dropped it on the cement (I was in my garage) lol... works great now though!

computers SO much faster with 512 megs of ram and a good motherboard too bad its not 'mine' and its a clients oh well. $$$

 

[billyjak]

too bad its not 'mine' and its a clients

Whew, you had me worried there.