Northwood owners...

[potato28]

How do u get that HS/F off?!?!?

 

[StrangerGuy]

Flip the 2 HSF levers, unclip the four HSF assembly clips, twist the HSF a bit and voila! HSF removed.

 

[potato28]

I cant unclip the 4 HS clips... see I didnt install the HS/F, and I dont have the documents...(bought it pre-built).

 

[imported_miahallen]

bought it pre-built

OOPS!

 

[Throwmeabone]

Isn't it Norwood?

Edit: Nevermind I can't read apparently

 

[RichUK]

Originally posted by: potato28
I cant unclip the 4 HS clips... see I didnt install the HS/F, and I dont have the documents...(bought it pre-built).

aren't they push and 90 degree twist for release. Or am i thinking of the stock HSF for 775's

 

[Shenkoa]

Lift both levers then YANK!.

I had a Northwood A for a long time, it was a mean overclocker. I was able to push my old 2A to around 2.98 GHz max but 2.75GHz Stable. The only thing I hated was that AS3 and AS5 would bond the CPU to the HSF so when I pulled it off it would rip the cpu from the socket.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: potato28
I cant unclip the 4 HS clips... see I didnt install the HS/F, and I dont have the documents...(bought it pre-built).

Chances are you've got the Stock Intel retail cooler. Move the levers over to the opposite position, then you have to work on the HS clips. They're tricky.

What you have to do is grab each one individually, pull them down and away from the heatsink and sort of stretch them to get one off of the clip. Once you've got one of them off the clip/loop, get to work on the other three. Once all four are off, then you can just pull straight up on the heatsink base to remove it.

 

[RalfHutter]

I'd recommend running the system for a while prior to removing the HSF. It's quite common for the thermal compound on the CPU to "glue" itself to the bottom of the HSF. This results in the CPU being pulled out of the socket when the HSF is removed. This can damage the pins on the CPU and potentially destroy it. If you can't run the system, I'd suggest heating up the HSF/CPU area with a blow drier set on "HOT".