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"pg" <penang@catholic.org> wrote in message 
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> One of the company PC is located in the warehouse area, and that place
> is very dusty.
>
> So dusty that a lot of grime have built up in the heatsink + cooling
> fan, and the CPU temperature is rising as a result.
>
> In the process of cleaning the PC, I disassembled the cooling fan +
> heatsink assembly from the CPU, trying my best to clean away all the
> dust and grime stuck on the heatsink and the cooling fan.
>
> The cooling fan / heatsink assembly is joint together by 4 washer type
> of stoppers (located almost at the half way down the 4 screws) and I
> can't find a way to separate the fan from the heatsink.
>
> This resulted in the THICK LAYER of grime and dust that are stuck in
> between the fan and the heatsink to be totally inaccessible.
>
> I tried my best to clean them out but couldn't.
>
> If only I can separate the fan OUT from the heatsink assembly ....
>
> So, to the hardware gurus here ---
>
> 1. Is there a way to take out the fan from the fan/heatsink assembly,
> without breaking anything?
>
> 2. If the answer to #1 is NO, then, is there a way to clean out the
> grimes that stuck in between the fan and the heatsink?
>
> Please advise.
>
> Thank you !!




You'll notice a "slot" in the top of each "leg" where the heatsink attaches 
to the motherboard.
Using a flat-bladed screwdriver rotate each leg 90 degrees counterclockwise.
This will release the heatsink from the motherboard, facilitating removal.

After you clean all the gunk from the heatsink and the surrounding area on 
the motherboard,
rotate the heatsink retainers 90 degrees clockwise by hand.

Position the heatsink on the CPU aligning the legs with the holes in the 
motherboard.
Firmly depress each leg until it "clicks" into place.
Be certain to reattach the heatsink fan power wire.

Good luck. 


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