In <[log in to unmask]>, on 02/22/00
   at 09:24 PM, Mark Rode <[log in to unmask]> said:

>I had a PC Power and Cooling CPU cooler for a 233MMX that started
>making noise. The fan is vacuum packed...no screws and there is
>nothing I can do to fix it so I called them up. They had me send
>it to them for repair but then decided to send me a new
>replacement . The replacement is the same as the one I sent in
>but it has no mechanical means of securing it... just a piece of
>tape stuck to the bottom. They say this is a thermal tape that
>Air Locks the cooler to the CPU. This idea seems really cheap to
>me and I am quite surprised that PC Power & Cooling is selling
>something like this particularly in light of the fact that once
>you use the tape you must replace it.

>I don't trust this tape idea so I will probably try using cable
>locks to secure it to the Socket 7. I can't remove the Fan so I
>can't get a wire in there even if I had one. Anybody see or use
>these things ?...and if so with what results.

Mark:

The tape is as good or better than any other method of mounting.
The thermal coupling is designed to match that of mechanical
coupling plus thermal compound, and tape is a lot easier to use.
If you use mechanical means to secure the cooler, you MUST use
thermal compound or Silpad (tm) type materials IMHO.

jan lambert


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