How do I get my Super Orb off

Sheldon MG · 02-23-2001, 07:47 PM

I think that I want to put a Volcano 2 on my 1.2 Ghz athlon but I already have a super orb on it with thermal paste. I do not even think the lever to release the cpu will get around the orb what can I do?

thomas_se · 03-29-2001, 12:22 AM

Huh? Just take the damn orb off!

What are you trying to do?
It seems that you're trying to take the CPU out of the socket?

Joe · 03-29-2001, 09:32 AM

hehehe

yeh you need to take the orb off before trying to take the CPU out

if you are worried about cracking the core when you remove it, then just make sure to hold it steady while you do it. ( the Orb)

p[ara]d0x · 04-14-2001, 07:22 PM

Heh, yeah you need to take the Orb off first. Getting the HSF off is kinda tricky. There is always a risk for crushing the core. If you can't easily get it off with your fingers push down on the clip just enough for it to move below the little thing sticking out of the socket then wedge a screwdriver behind it and release. I did this when replacing my CoolerMaster with the Volcano II.

iceheart · 04-15-2001, 08:12 AM

Just use a big sledgehammer from the side.

Kevin · 04-15-2001, 07:44 PM

The best way to do it is to just grab the orb and pull very hard so it just flies right off. Then you'll be lacking socket lugs so you can just go to 4 hole watercooling.

gabedibble · 05-09-2001, 07:15 PM

MC Sheldon,

Seriously...
Those Tt orbs are hard to take off. I really thought I was going to destroy my Tbird as well, but in the end it didn't turn out bad at all.
(1) Slide the MB tray out so you have 110.232% access to the mofo. (if your tray doesn't slide out of your case, take the MB out.)
(2) Use a Screwdriver and Needlenose pliers and "hold it steady" (as wise-Joe pointed out - duh

)

You really shouldn't have problem if you're careful - thus, don't do it high or something... LOL

02-23-2001, 07:47 PM	#1
Sheldon MG Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Port Hawkesbury Nova Scotia Canada Posts: 2	How do I get my Super Orb off I think that I want to put a Volcano 2 on my 1.2 Ghz athlon but I already have a super orb on it with thermal paste. I do not even think the lever to release the cpu will get around the orb what can I do?

03-29-2001, 12:22 AM	#2
thomas_se Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Uppsala, Sweden Posts: 1	Huh? Just take the damn orb off! What are you trying to do? It seems that you're trying to take the CPU out of the socket? __________________ //Thomas ICQ# 41549266

03-29-2001, 09:32 AM	#3
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	hehehe yeh you need to take the orb off before trying to take the CPU out if you are worried about cracking the core when you remove it, then just make sure to hold it steady while you do it. ( the Orb) __________________ Joe - I only take this hat off for one thing... ProCooling archive curator and dusty skeleton.

04-14-2001, 07:22 PM	#4
p[ara]d0x Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: MI Posts: 66	Heh, yeah you need to take the Orb off first. Getting the HSF off is kinda tricky. There is always a risk for crushing the core. If you can't easily get it off with your fingers push down on the clip just enough for it to move below the little thing sticking out of the socket then wedge a screwdriver behind it and release. I did this when replacing my CoolerMaster with the Volcano II. __________________ -=== :[ara]d0x:: ===- -= http://pd0x.ath.cx/ =-

04-15-2001, 08:12 AM	#5
iceheart Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Yonder Posts: 318	Just use a big sledgehammer from the side. __________________ "If the majority is smarter than you, does that make everyone else a geek, or does it make you retarded?" - pHaestus

04-15-2001, 07:44 PM	#6
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	The best way to do it is to just grab the orb and pull very hard so it just flies right off. Then you'll be lacking socket lugs so you can just go to 4 hole watercooling. __________________ I used to throw hot coffee all over the ass of the horse there, then whip him while he was kickin' at me. Those f***in things are crazy.

05-09-2001, 07:15 PM	#7
gabedibble Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Arctic Tundra Posts: 11	MC Sheldon, Seriously... Those Tt orbs are hard to take off. I really thought I was going to destroy my Tbird as well, but in the end it didn't turn out bad at all. (1) Slide the MB tray out so you have 110.232% access to the mofo. (if your tray doesn't slide out of your case, take the MB out.) (2) Use a Screwdriver and Needlenose pliers and "hold it steady" (as wise-Joe pointed out - duh ) You really shouldn't have problem if you're careful - thus, don't do it high or something... LOL __________________ ~ gabedibble quad-Athlon kungfu Toaster action! ''Mooohaha''

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