For those who were following and assisting the *EMERGENCY* build problem.

[Steven Vollom]

Lindsay Mathieson wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Nov 2008 02:30:02 am Steven Vollom wrote:
>   
>> Jonas Norlander wrote:
>> When I attempted to remove the Heat Sink, the processor
>> wouldn't release.  I checked an made sure that the clamps that hold the
>> Heat Sink in place were not still attached or caught on anything.  They
>> were not, so I continued to apply upward pressure until the Heat Sink
>> separated.  It resisted, so I continued to apply pressure until it
>> finally came loose.  When I looked at the bottom of the Heat Sink, the
>> processor was still stuck to it.  The clamp that holds down the
>> processor was still down and in place, so the processor came loose from
>> the motherboard without releasing.  
>>     
>
> Someone may correct me on this, but IMHO that is *really* unusual. It should 
> take a lot of force to remove a CPU from its socket if locked, more likely to 
> break something I would have thought.
>
> Possibly the lock was not on properly or is faulty?
>
>   
After I installed the processor and locked it in place, I tried to 
remove it by hand to see if it was properly locked.  I would not come 
up.  Other than that, how do you verify the processor is locked in 
place?  Additionally, the pins appear completely undamaged.  I would 
think there would be some evidence of damage if the locking device did 
no work.