2012-10-20, 23:16
Hey Guys,
So I built an A6-Pack about 6 months ago when it was all the rage and it's been working pretty much flawlessly (with OpenElec I might add!), but just the other day it started overheating and shutting down.
I pop her open and find that both of the little tabs on the cpu heatsink retention bracket busted. (see attached image) This of course caused my Scythe Shruiken rev. B to lose contact with the cpu.
So.... I have a few questions:
1.) Why the heck did this happen?
2.) Where do I find the correct replacement for this (This is the closest I could find - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W446B4/ref=...3RJHZQ073S
3.) I'm worried about the above replacement hitting the areas highlited in green.
4.)Do I need to wipe clean and re-apply thermal pasted to the heatsink and cpu?
5.) How do I prevent this from happening again?
Thanks,
Chris
So I built an A6-Pack about 6 months ago when it was all the rage and it's been working pretty much flawlessly (with OpenElec I might add!), but just the other day it started overheating and shutting down.
I pop her open and find that both of the little tabs on the cpu heatsink retention bracket busted. (see attached image) This of course caused my Scythe Shruiken rev. B to lose contact with the cpu.
So.... I have a few questions:
1.) Why the heck did this happen?
2.) Where do I find the correct replacement for this (This is the closest I could find - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004W446B4/ref=...3RJHZQ073S
3.) I'm worried about the above replacement hitting the areas highlited in green.
4.)Do I need to wipe clean and re-apply thermal pasted to the heatsink and cpu?
5.) How do I prevent this from happening again?
Thanks,
Chris