OT: replacement fan for an Intel heatsink
Scott Allen
mlxxxp-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Mon Aug 22 19:37:52 UTC 2011
On 22/08/2011, Lennart Sorensen <lsorense-1wCw9BSqJbv44Nm34jS7GywD8/FfD2ys at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Replacing the fan on a heat sink is probably more work than replacing the
> whole heatsink. Turning four little mount tabs and lifting a complete
> heatsink off and putting on a new one and clicking it in place is less
> work than trying to find and replace a (hopefully) screwed on fan from
> a heatsink assembly.
But note, when you replace a heat sink you also have to clean the old
heat sink grease or thermal melt gunk off of the CPU and apply new
grease.
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Scott
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