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Intel Pentium 166 BP80502166 how to remove heatsink

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First post, by Windows9566

Posted on 2019-03-06, 22:46

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i was wanting to know if you can remove those heatsinks on those Pentium chips?

R5 5600X, 32 GB RAM, RTX 3060 TI, Win11
P3 600, 256 MB RAM, nVidia Riva TNT2 M64, SB Vibra 16S, Win98
PMMX 200, 128 MB RAM, S3 Virge DX, Yamaha YMF719, Win95
486DX2 66, 32 MB RAM, Trident TGUI9440, ESS ES688F, DOS

Reply 1 of 3, by Deksor

Posted on 2019-03-06, 23:06

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Probably, but I think it's preferable to leave it there

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Reply 2 of 3, by Anonymous Coward

Posted on 2019-03-07, 00:33

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I have a similar situation. I have POD5V133s with busted heatsinks and no fans. I also want to remove the heatsink without damaging the chip.

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Reply 3 of 3, by rasz_pl

Posted on 2019-03-07, 03:05

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afair its high temp epoxy, basically baked into the chip

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