No load plate? How did this happen?

[irmak]

A few days ago, my computer stopped working. I was told it was most likely because the CPU is dead (Q9300), so I decided to replace it. Took off the heat sink first, decided I would keep the CPU in the socket till morning, turned the case back up, and CLANK! The CPU neatly fell over the video card.

It seems that I have been using this CPU held on the socket just by the pressure of the heatsink for the last 18 months. Is this even possible? Can I somehow find another load plate, I seem to have lost the original.

 

[tjaisv]

What mobo were u using?

 

[irmak]

Gigabyte P35 S3G.

This is really embarrassing, I installed the CPU myself (and obviously did not know what I was doing).

 

[RebateMonger]

Gigabyte P35 S3G.

This is really embarrassing, I installed the CPU myself (and obviously did not know what I was doing).

Nothing to be embarrassed about. I think in the last ten iterations of Intel CPUs, they've changed the CPU/HS retention method at least ten time. The first THREE times I intalled a Core2processor, I tried to REMOVE the load plate myself. It's hardly intuitive.

 

[irmak]

So I'm not the only one, good to know

The funny thing is the system survived for 18 months and I moved the case around several times. If I cannot find another plate somehow, I will try the same method to install the CPU. I am guessing the CPU can't be damaged this easily, it just moved out of place.