For my socket 478 motherboard, I put in a new CPU but am having trouble
fitting the new heatsink and attaching it. The problem is that I can't
figure out how "attach" or clip the heatsink to the plastic clip which
attaches to the motherboard. I may simply have ordered the wrong
heatsink. My heatsink looks much like:

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Copper-C.../dp/B000F6UW5W


with a rectangular plastic bit which connects the fan to the heatsink and
motherboard. (Not sure what this is called, or how to better describe
it.)

the new heatsink is of type:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835150086

and the clips don't seem to fit. There are some metal clips which came
with it, however they don't seem to fit anything I have. Are all socket
478 heatsinks compatible with each other, or are there different kinds of
clips?




I'm fairly certain that I have socket 478:

http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/ima...l/661gx-ms.jpg


My hardware report from the CLI:

thufir@tleilax:~$ lshw
WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
tleilax
description: Computer
width: 32 bits
*-core
description: Motherboard
physical id: 0
*-generic UNCLAIMED
physical id: 4621
bus info: parisc@4621
*-memory
description: System memory
physical id: 0
size: 464MiB
*-cpu
product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
vendor: Intel Corp.
physical id: 1
bus info: cpu@0
version: 15.2.7
size: 2550MHz
width: 32 bits
capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce
cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss
ht tm pbe up pebs bts
configuration: id=0
*-cache:0
description: L1 cache
physical id: 0
size: 8KiB
*-cache:1
description: L2 cache
physical id: 1
size: 512KiB





thanks,

Thufir

In article <4PhUo.589$(E-Mail Removed)>, Thufir Hawat <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>For my socket 478 motherboard, I put in a new CPU but am having trouble
>fitting the new heatsink and attaching it. The problem is that I can't
>figure out how "attach" or clip the heatsink to the plastic clip which
>attaches to the motherboard. I may simply have ordered the wrong
>heatsink. My heatsink looks much like:
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Copper-C.../dp/B000F6UW5W
>
>
>with a rectangular plastic bit which connects the fan to the heatsink and
>motherboard. (Not sure what this is called, or how to better describe
>it.)
>
>the new heatsink is of type:
>
>http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835150086
>
>and the clips don't seem to fit. There are some metal clips which came
>with it, however they don't seem to fit anything I have. Are all socket
>478 heatsinks compatible with each other, or are there different kinds of
>clips?
>
>
>
>
>I'm fairly certain that I have socket 478:
>
>http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/ima...l/661gx-ms.jpg
>


I know this isnt your specific motherboard, but see those 4 holes in the
retaining housing? thats where you put the clips.

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/r...susct479-3.jpg







>
>My hardware report from the CLI:
>
>thufir@tleilax:~$ lshw
>WARNING: you should run this program as super-user.
>tleilax
> description: Computer
> width: 32 bits
> *-core
> description: Motherboard
> physical id: 0
> *-generic UNCLAIMED
> physical id: 4621
> bus info: parisc@4621
> *-memory
> description: System memory
> physical id: 0
> size: 464MiB
> *-cpu
> product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
> vendor: Intel Corp.
> physical id: 1
> bus info: cpu@0
> version: 15.2.7
> size: 2550MHz
> width: 32 bits
> capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce
>cx8 apic mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss
>ht tm pbe up pebs bts
> configuration: id=0
> *-cache:0
> description: L1 cache
> physical id: 0
> size: 8KiB
> *-cache:1
> description: L2 cache
> physical id: 1
> size: 512KiB
>
>
>
>
>
>thanks,
>
>Thufir

Thufir Hawat wrote:
> For my socket 478 motherboard, I put in a new CPU but am having trouble
> fitting the new heatsink and attaching it. The problem is that I can't
> figure out how "attach" or clip the heatsink to the plastic clip which
> attaches to the motherboard. I may simply have ordered the wrong
> heatsink. My heatsink looks much like:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Copper-C.../dp/B000F6UW5W
>
>
> with a rectangular plastic bit which connects the fan to the heatsink and
> motherboard. (Not sure what this is called, or how to better describe
> it.)
>
> the new heatsink is of type:
>
> http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835150086
>
> and the clips don't seem to fit. There are some metal clips which came
> with it, however they don't seem to fit anything I have. Are all socket
> 478 heatsinks compatible with each other, or are there different kinds of
> clips?
>
> I'm fairly certain that I have socket 478:
>
> http://www.ecsusa.com/ECSWebSite/ima...l/661gx-ms.jpg
>
>
> My hardware report from the CLI:
>
> product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.53GHz
> description: L2 cache
> size: 512KiB
>
> thanks,
>
> Thufir

Just to be clear, you're fitting this...

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16835150086

to S478 ? The S478 motherboard, should have a retention frame,
with four plastic stands suited for hooking.

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/k...nsionClip2.jpg

The Masscool product should come with two clips. One side of the
clip is movable on each one.

The clips would fit over the ends of the aluminum part of the
heatsink, and fasten to the plastic hooks on the motherboard.
There will be spring tension in the clips, while you're fastening
it, so it'll probably hurt your fingers in the process.

The clips will fit over top of the Masscool, roughly like this.
(It's pretty hard to find good pictures of installs.) You hook the
passive hook into the retention frame, then press down the movable
end of the clip, to hook it onto the plastic hook opposite. One
clip on each end.

http://www.coolpowersolutions.fi/ima...1204021029.jpg

Paul

I went to a shop, and they said to connect the retention clips,
http://www.coolpowersolutions.fi/ima...1204021029.jpg
directly to the retention frame (is it retention or retension?).

I've been trying to include the, I suppose, retention "clip" which the
original heatsink uses. The original uses a plastic square which fits
over the top of the heatsink which then attaches to the side of the
heatsink. Now that I know to leave that part out, makes much more
sense!

I seem to have misplaced the clips for the time being, but as soon as
I find them it should be pretty straight forward.

Thanks for the pictures and the posts, all, quite helpful


-Thufir