CPU chip stuck to the Heat Sink

[attilathehun1]

I just took off my heat sink and the CPU chip is stuck to the heatsink and
it came off without pulling up the level that holds the CPU chip in place.
You know when you place a CPU chip into the socket you have to lift the
socket arm up 90 degrees and then place the chip in and snap the lever down.
Well this came out and the lever, of course was still in the locked position.
Is this a problem too? How do I separate the CPU chip from the heatsink? Take
a razor blade and pry it off?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, attilathehun1

 

[Meebers]

I have had that happen to me also. My release arm is under the heat sink
and therefore impossible to release. I was able to gently remove the cpu
from the heatsink once removed, raise the arm and inserted my newer CPU and
heatsink.

 

[peter]

Happened to me on an AMD chip...I released the arm..and inserted the
Chip.heatsink and all back in..pushed the arm back down.
Then I turned the system on to heat up the Thermal Compound....shut down and
gave the heatsink a little twist after
releasing the holding mechanism and the heat sink came away from the chip
quite easily then.
peter

 

[attilathehun1]

I understand what your saying, turn on the PC and get it hot and then remove
it. The PC is almost dead, but forget the darn lever. The CPU chip is out,
stuck onto the bottom of the heat sink. The thermal paste or arctic silver
must've stuck the two together like cement. This heatsink hasn't been removed
for, since the Dell 8300 came to me stock from the factory, about 4 years
ago. It's off now, I mean the heatsink and CPU chip. Now the problem is
getting the CPU chip off of the heatsink. Forget the lever arm, that's a moot
point now. The chip is intact, I can see the prongs on the bottom of the CPU
chip and they look fine. I was wondering about when I pulled off the heatsink
that it would damage the chip because the lever arm was in the locked
position and the chip stuck to the bottom of the heatsink. As I can see now,
no it's not damaged.
There has got to be a way of getting the chip off of the heatsink other
than firing up the PC again. I don't think that will work to tell you the
truth. Like I said before, they have been stuck together for 4 years. Firing
up the PC and getting it hot or warm again isn't going to get it off, in my
opinion. I don't want to go through that hassle again.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks, attilathehun1

 

[peter]

Well then you need to find a way to warm it up a little to make it pliable..
without damaging anything.
Using one of those one sided Razor blades I am told will work with patience
and care.
good luck kid

peter