ughhh....My Alpha heatsink-fan is physcially conflicting w/ DIMM 1 on my BE6-II and it's a big problem....

[pg22]

Hey all,

Well, like the title says, my Alpha heatsink-fan (the big one for SECC2 CPU's) physically does not allow me to use my first DIMM slot on my Abit BE6-II mobo

Here's the thing tho...I have two 128MB sticks...and I was going to (and did) stick them in DIMM slot 2 and 3...but the problem is that when I do this, my system thinks I only have 128MB in my mobo, when 256 in physically in there. So I'm guessing that I *have* to have a RAM module in DIMM 1 on an Abit BE6-II..or am I wrong?

Here's where things get weirder..if I *did* have to have a RAM module in DIMM slot 1...then why would DIMM slot 2 work...but not 3???

If anyone could shed any light on this for me, that would be great.

Thanks,

PG

 

[skull]

If you have any extra heatsinks laying around put that in and see if it works in the first dimm.

JR

 

[pg22]

I have tested that and it works fine...but I spent $50 on this Alpha and it's helped me get my 800mhz to 1GHZ and I really donlt wanna give it up

 

[helloworld]

You could try cutting the offending fins off of the heatsink. It wouldn't be pretty, but it would probably work. You would have a "custom" heatsink! Just think about it, a store like 3dcool.com would charge an extra $20 for the modification you did yourself for free.


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[pg22]

You know, that has crossed y mind plenty of times...but the one question remains with me is this:

With what??

I actually don't mind doing it that much, becuase it's really not a whole lot that would need to be taken off, but I have no clue whatsoever what tool to use and such. And suggestions?

 

[medic]

Measure carefully what needs to come off the heatsink, mark it with an indelible marker and use a hacksaw, dremel with a cutoff wheel or similar tool.

Also look at possibly moving the heatsink upwards a little to clear the slot.

 

[pg22]

eheh...hey, watch the 3DCool comments, I have the Tornado 1000

 

[Mday]

it happens.

do what crv said.

of course when your heatsink is NOT inside your case

 

[DeadlyKnight]

the cut off wheel is a much better idea the fins on the heatsinks will bend to easily with a hacksaw believe you me did it then i got out my trusty 20000 rpm cutter and it looks like a machine shop cut it straight smooth after sanding edges back down i couldnt stand that beautiful thing gouged up its too pretty (pretty damn expensive)but its works i had to do this for the fan i put on my bx chipset ive got 4 slot for dimms so missing one was not a biggy or a problem