For those who were following and assisting the *EMERGENCY* build problem.

[Lindsay Mathieson]

On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:30:02 am Steven Vollom wrote:
> Jonas Norlander wrote:
> When I attempted to remove the Heat Sink, the processor
> wouldn't release.  I checked an made sure that the clamps that hold the
> Heat Sink in place were not still attached or caught on anything.  They
> were not, so I continued to apply upward pressure until the Heat Sink
> separated.  It resisted, so I continued to apply pressure until it
> finally came loose.  When I looked at the bottom of the Heat Sink, the
> processor was still stuck to it.  The clamp that holds down the
> processor was still down and in place, so the processor came loose from
> the motherboard without releasing.  

Someone may correct me on this, but IMHO that is *really* unusual. It should 
take a lot of force to remove a CPU from its socket if locked, more likely to 
break something I would have thought.

Possibly the lock was not on properly or is faulty?

-- 
Lindsay
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