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TB190 Rev1 How To Keep Intel Heatsink Brackets From Breaking
Purpose
This document was created due to the failures in the Intel heatsink brackets on the MSI motherboards The
levers that lock down the heatsink onto the Intel processor put a lot of pressure on the heatsink bracket Add
the vibration of being in a CNC control and the stress becomes too much causing the heatsink bracket to
break Anyone with a system after May 2006 doesn't have to worry because Centroid switched to the AMD
processor which has a much sturdier heatsink mount If you have an Intel processor with a broken heatsink
bracket here is how to fix it
Intel heatsink mounting Bracket
Instructions
1 Obtain a new heatsink bracket either by ordering one from Centroid or get one online
2 Remove the motherboard from the console/servo PC then push out the compression pins and remove the
broken heatsink bracket Then install the new bracket onto the motherboard
3 Modify the levers on the heatsink To do this remove them from the heatsink and grind/sand them down
refer to picture
Notice the levers on the left are stock and the levers on the right have been ground down so they won't put as
much pressure on the heatsink bracket
4 Once the levers have been modified reinstall them onto the heatsink and secure to the motherboard
5 Reinstall motherboard into console/servo PC
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Document History
Rev1 Created on 2006 08 15