socket physically fractured
seen it happen several times, with AMD chips, where the CPU is ripped from the socket even though the CPU retention clip arm is still down. Result is the socket can fracture, or in some cases be partially pulled from the board.
The heat transfer stuff (especially the silver colloid types) can simply stick too hard. One way round it is to release the tension clips on the heat sink, and then cut through the heat transfer medium by passing fishing line under the heat sink.
Can't happen with Intel CPUs because of the way they have a kind of retention "shield" over the socket, stopping the CPU pulling away.
Thats an AMD CPU he's got there
Last edited by Milo Minderbinder; 28th Aug 2012 at 00:05.