alcohol loosens anything. But detach the fan as alcohol could damage the winding.
On Mon, Oct 7, 2013 at 1:00 PM, Arun Khan <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings HW enthusiasts, > > The motherboard of one of my system is RIP. When I took out the CPU > heatsink+fan, it came out with the CPU firmly stuck to the copper!. > > I have tried to separate the CPU from the heat sink without much > success. I am afraid if I try any solution it might damage the CPU. > > Any suggestion to resolve this 'sticky' issue would be much appreciated. > > -- > Arun Khan > -- > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers > -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

