How do you get the heatsink of the NB on a SN41G2?

[Jimmy Little]

it has these little plastic type bolts that just spin around! this is peeing me off now!!

[PMM]

it has these little plastic type bolts that just spin around! this is peeing me off now!!

You normally take the motherboard out and squeeze the plastic plugs
with some pliers or something from the underside of the board.

there like a \||/ on the ends each side of the V stop it comming out
so you need to squeeze it but it means access to the underside
unless your prepared to lose them and snip-em from the top and buy
some more or use thermal epoxy.

[Atomic]

I just used a pair of pincers and cut them off... prob a bit more risky than doing it carefully with pliers tho.

im guessing you fitting a zalman?

[Allen]

Don't cut them off, coz you won't be able to use them again!

Pinch them as PMM said. BTW, that \||/ diagram looks just like them!

[Atomic]

Well I didn't want to use that noisy heatsink again so it didn't matter to me, hmmm lovely silent Zalman

[iMc]

anyone know where to buy new ones? just in case i decide to go cutting things one day...

[Jimmy Little]

what a lot of hassle! why are they not just screws!!! i took the damn mobo out and pinched them out...

IMC...

just to say the Zalman comes with new ones. so you can cut them and just buy a Zalman for £7

[iMc]

thanks bobby good to know. ill bear that in mind...

[Jimmy Little]

taking a mobo out of a shuttle sucks!