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Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 10:51 pm Post subject: WTB: Asus A7V

Anyone have an Asus A7V motherboard they dont want/need?

I rammed a screw driver through one Saturday swapping out CPU's ... so now I need to replace that MB. (It slipped off the HSF...oops)

Actually....if you have any decent MB's that take Athlon Thunderbirds to 1.4ghz would be nice Smile

What's in your closet?

I have memory, cpu, hsf...so..just need a working m\b Smile

EEps · Posted: Sun May 22, 2005 11:28 pm Post subject:

It went all the way through?!! Shocking Smile

*...puts down a note to get the special HSF removal/insert tool fer Rahhstah...* Wink Smile

I'll see what I have stuck in my closet... Big Smile

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 12:03 am Post subject:

BamZipPow wrote:
*...puts down a note to get the special HSF removal/insert tool fer Rahhstah...*

They make a special tool for that?! I should have been using a flat head screw driver instead of the phillips head was the biggest problem...

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 5:42 am Post subject:

A multi-bit screwdriver is perfect for the heat-sink latch; take the bit out of it and just slip the empty (6mm) bit-receiver socket down over the little latch finger, and there's virtually no chance of it slipping off. The empty socket is also just the right size for driving the hex-head screws commonly used for mounting the MB, adapter cards etc...

Too bad about your A7v; it's an oldie but a goodie.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:24 am Post subject:

I also find needle nose pliers useful in *some* situations. Depends on the capacitor layout.

Leg Humper Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 4702 Location: Utah

On the only build I've done, I used a flathead screwdriver. Using the flatest side, not pushing down with the tip however.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 4:46 pm Post subject:

I bought one off of eBay for a decent price ($22.50)

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 6:14 pm Post subject:

I remember how stressed I was the only time I ever mounted a HSF onto a socket A mobo. I'm glad that the Athlon64 HSFs can be done by hand.

Leg Humper Joined: 01 Jun 2004 Posts: 4702 Location: Utah

spelltrap wrote:
I remember how stressed I was the only time I ever mounted a HSF onto a socket A mobo. I'm glad that the Athlon64 HSFs can be done by hand.

Same here, my first time... I was thinking, "do I just force it, or should it not be this hard to get on? Don't wanna punch a hole in the mobo..." Shocked

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 8:15 pm Post subject:

Lets get some pictures of the screwed up mobo!!!
We all wanna see the damage.

I remember having a close call before, the screwdriver slipped maybe? All I can recall was I was praying I didn't break a trace or pop off some component, but all ended up being good, just a stressy moment.

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:24 pm Post subject:

I won't have the system to do the rebuild until saturday.. I'll bring home the bramaged board after I get the new one up and running I'll take a picture of the hole.

this is the first mobo I ever destroyed putting on the HSF...and probably the last time I don't use a flat head screwdrive too Smile

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