yep. Intel is weird but simple. they use basic thermal compound and a wire with hooks on the end generally. once you get ram on it boot the thing up you will learn allot more about it.
Intel has a tool that will help you id stuff on the board for drivers its pretty good. On Wed, Aug 8, 2012 at 7:30 PM, Steven A. DuChene <linux-clust...@mindspring.com> wrote: > It is a pre-production prototype Intel motherboard and none of the numbers > printed on the motherboard show up in any research I have been able to do so > far. I have not yet gone so far as to remove the heat sinks on the non-CPU > chips on the motherboard to see if they provide any clues. > > Has anyone successfully removed a heat sink off of a non-CPU motherboard chip > and then reinstalled it with no damage to the motherboard? Like the bridge or > other MB controller chips that have heat sinks held down with spring clips > that fasten under loops soldered into the motherboard. > -- > Steven DuChene > > -----Original Message----- > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss