> > Is there an 'approved' method for separating a big aluminium heatsink
> from a
> > processor, to which it is attached as though superglued?
>
> The best I can suggest is (gentle!) twisting, with the CPU still in
> the motherboard (to get more leverage). I've only had one machine with
> the heatsink glued on, and I decided I didn't really care that much
> about changing the heatsink.
My usual method of removing epoxied or superglued objects is heat. Acetone will also work well on dissolving superglue, less useful on epoxies.
100C shouldn't bother the CPU.
Peter
