tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink doesn't
catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will work with my AMD
Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!

On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
:

>tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink doesn't
>catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will work with my AMD
>Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
>
Ooooh.Nasty.
What about a bodge?
Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
superglue?



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Shep© wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
> invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>
>
>> tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink
>> doesn't catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will
>> work with my AMD Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
>>
> Ooooh.Nasty.
> What about a bodge?
> Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
> superglue?

Not very well...the little bugger broke off and disintegrated into several
pieces. After some research, I do find that there are heatsinks with triple
clips that attach to all three tabs: among them are the Vantec CopperX and a
product by the company Goliath. It's just that space is limited since I'm
dealing with a mid-size case and the power supply sits directly over the
processor. Any other suggestions are appreciated...I'm sure that NOBODY here
has ever done such an idiotic thing, but maybe someone knows of a
not-too-big heatsink with triple clips :-) Thanks again, everyone.

> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
> invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> :
>
>
>>tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink doesn't
>>catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will work with my AMD
>>Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
>>


Alpha PAL 8045


-WD

"tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:R%inb.4268$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Shep© wrote:
> > On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
> > invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >>
> >
> >> tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink
> >> doesn't catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will
> >> work with my AMD Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
> >>
> > Ooooh.Nasty.
> > What about a bodge?
> > Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
> > superglue?
>
> Not very well...the little bugger broke off and disintegrated into several
> pieces. After some research, I do find that there are heatsinks with
triple
> clips that attach to all three tabs: among them are the Vantec CopperX and
a
> product by the company Goliath. It's just that space is limited since I'm
> dealing with a mid-size case and the power supply sits directly over the
> processor. Any other suggestions are appreciated...I'm sure that NOBODY
here
> has ever done such an idiotic thing, but maybe someone knows of a
> not-too-big heatsink with triple clips :-) Thanks again, everyone.
>
>


This one keeps my 1800 very cool. And it's quiet.

http://www.fannerusa.com/product/5R281B1H3.asp

bluestringer

In article <R%inb.4268$(E-Mail Removed)>, "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>Shep© wrote:
>> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
>> invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
>>>
>>
>>> tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink
>>> doesn't catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will
>>> work with my AMD Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
>>>
>> Ooooh.Nasty.
>> What about a bodge?
>> Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
>> superglue?
>
>Not very well...the little bugger broke off and disintegrated into several
>pieces. After some research, I do find that there are heatsinks with triple
>clips that attach to all three tabs: among them are the Vantec CopperX and a
>product by the company Goliath. It's just that space is limited since I'm
>dealing with a mid-size case and the power supply sits directly over the
>processor. Any other suggestions are appreciated...I'm sure that NOBODY here
>has ever done such an idiotic thing, but maybe someone knows of a
>not-too-big heatsink with triple clips :-) Thanks again, everyone.
>
>

Thermaltake Volcano 10+ www.newegg.com

:-) Greg B.

Go to http://www.overclockers.com/ and look up their methods for fixing your
problem. I did it a while back on an abit slocket III when I broke the tab.
I now use heatsinks that use all three tabs.
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:_BZob.1615$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In article <R%inb.4268$(E-Mail Removed)>, "tom"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> >Shep© wrote:
> >> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
> >> invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> >>>
> >>
> >>> tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink
> >>> doesn't catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will
> >>> work with my AMD Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
> >>>
> >> Ooooh.Nasty.
> >> What about a bodge?
> >> Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
> >> superglue?
> >
> >Not very well...the little bugger broke off and disintegrated into
several
> >pieces. After some research, I do find that there are heatsinks with
triple
> >clips that attach to all three tabs: among them are the Vantec CopperX
and a
> >product by the company Goliath. It's just that space is limited since I'm
> >dealing with a mid-size case and the power supply sits directly over the
> >processor. Any other suggestions are appreciated...I'm sure that NOBODY
here
> >has ever done such an idiotic thing, but maybe someone knows of a
> >not-too-big heatsink with triple clips :-) Thanks again, everyone.
> >
> >
>
> Thermaltake Volcano 10+ www.newegg.com
>
> :-) Greg B.

"John Lee Brown" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:LF6pb.24653$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Go to http://www.overclockers.com/ and look up their methods for fixing
your
> problem. I did it a while back on an abit slocket III when I broke the
tab.
> I now use heatsinks that use all three tabs.
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:_BZob.1615$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In article <R%inb.4268$(E-Mail Removed)>, "tom"
> <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > >Shep© wrote:
> > >> On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 00:02:21 GMT, Knowing that it was a Hollywood
> > >> invention that lemmings jump off cliffs "tom" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote
> > >>>
> > >>
> > >>> tab off the front of my socket A...now the spring for my heatsink
> > >>> doesn't catch. Are there any other fasteners/heatsinks that will
> > >>> work with my AMD Athlon XP1800+? Thanks a lot for any help!
> > >>>
> > >> Ooooh.Nasty.
> > >> What about a bodge?
> > >> Can you use a small piece of plastic or the old bit with some
> > >> superglue?
> > >
> > >Not very well...the little bugger broke off and disintegrated into
> several
> > >pieces. After some research, I do find that there are heatsinks with
> triple
> > >clips that attach to all three tabs: among them are the Vantec CopperX
> and a
> > >product by the company Goliath. It's just that space is limited since
I'm
> > >dealing with a mid-size case and the power supply sits directly over
the
> > >processor. Any other suggestions are appreciated...I'm sure that NOBODY
> here
> > >has ever done such an idiotic thing, but maybe someone knows of a
> > >not-too-big heatsink with triple clips :-) Thanks again, everyone.
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Thermaltake Volcano 10+ www.newegg.com
> >
> > :-) Greg B.
>
> I am learning to post properly at the correct place.