Installing a Northbridge cooler

magick · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:12

I've just brought zalman northbridge cooler :-

What's the best way to remove the fan cooler already on my motherboard because it's one of those that are cliped on permanantly and not designed to be removed.

Thanks

Cob · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:14

Which motherboard?

I suppose you could cut the old fixings if need be.

magick · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:24

It's a A7V-266E :-

Shimmy · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:31

When I did it, I just removed the mobo off stand offs.

Then got a tweezer and pressed the clips on the back together, push the pins back through the motherboard. And it quite easily prized off.

Those Zalman NB coolers are fiddly to assemble/fix onto the motherboard imo.

Cob · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:31

Are those push-pins?

If they are then you can usually squeeze the back of them with a pair of pliers and push them through the holes.

magick · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:32

incidently cob, looking at that pic of the motherboard do you think this cpu cooler could cause problems for the zalman northbridge?

Heat sink dimensions: 78x80x43 mm
Fan dimensions: 80x80x25 mm
Rated voltage: 12 V
Air flow: 32.4 CFM
Bearing type: Hydro bearing
Fan speed: ~ 2.600 RPM
Noise level: 20~23 dB
Power consumption: ~1.56 W
Certificates, approvals: CE, FCC
Weight: 305 g
Application: AMD Athlon XP up to 3400+ • AMD Sempron up to 2800+ • AMD Duron up to 1.8 GHz (all socket A)

The NB is close to cpu and the cpu cooler extends towards the NB??

magick · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:33

Cob said:
Are those push-pins?

If they are then you can usually squeeze the back of them with a pair of pliers and push them through the holes.

yes they are push pins. i'll get some pliers and give it a try when the nb arrives.

Cob · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:33

Nah it should be fine.

If it does happen to touch the Zalman then the Zalmans fins are easy enough to bend/break to make room.

magick · 7 Oct 2007 at 18:37

Cob said:
Nah it should be fine.

If it does happen to touch the Zalman then the Zalmans fins are easy enough to bend/break to make room.

OK, thanks for your help cob and shimmy :-)