Is it possible to remove both greeny heatsink pins on a CUSL2 from the top instead of behind...

[Detoyminador_]

...the motherboard? as i can't be bothered removing the motherboard just to remove the two pins. if i can remove these by using brute force does it damage the pins at all? i would like to replace the original greeny with a fan heatsink combo.

 

[compuwiz1]

Not without breaking them. They are a split pin that has to be squeezed together to get them out. Can only be done from behind.

 

[ld]

You may break them, but it can be done. I did it and they didn't break.

 

[MassMhz]

If you are carefull,and have replacements,you can drill the old ones in the center and this will unlock them,but it is too easy to remove the mobo, rather than take a chance on damaging it. Radio shack has a fan and heatsink that looks like it will snap onto the mean greenie....supposed to be for a 486 cpu,anyone know if this will work?

 

[Tominator]

Just remove the 486 fan from Radio Shack's sink and screw it right on the mean greenie.