Ziggy 2

So I pulled Ziggy out to test Parted Magic and Gparted Live, and I decide to open Ziggy up to see exactly what he had in him.

[Sharp sigh]

The CPU cooler mounting bracket broke in 1 of 4 of the spots; the pressure from the Zalman CNPS9500 mounting kit (probably coupled with the natural heat/cool cycle, and maybe some jostling from moving Ziggy before today) must have been too much, and so the plastic gave in.

At first, I was thinking of taking the VAIO's bracket, and then using the Thermaltake cooler I was using before the 9500, but it seemed like too much work I didn't really want to do (Not to mention, I hadn't a clue where I put the screws to mount the fan to the heat-sink, and the fact that it'd leave me with one operable computer instead of two.).

Luckily I found a metal replacement bracket online, so I'm expecting good things from it once I get it and install it.

I removed and cleaned the 9500 and the processor, then, against better judgement, I decided to remove the bracket and rear mounting plate without removing the motherboard; I'm sure it'll be fine, but I didn't really feel like leaving the broken bracket in there for whatever reason.

Obviously, I'll actually take the motherboard out when installing the new bracket and reinstalling the 9500 (the socket 478 kit makes installation annoying unless it's outside the case).