Zalman Cnps7000a Fan Wont Install

[Wolfmight]

Ok, i just got a Zalman CNPS7000A which is claimed to be freakin quiet. I just relised i have a GA-7VT600 1394 which zalman's website says is not capatable with the fan, since it doesnt have the four holes. Now I really need to get that fan on this board, and I'm sure there are other.. less secure ways, but still somewhat holds the fan on the cpu.

Here's some stuff i was thinking about, but i need some more help before i take the risks:

1. The fan can actually be placed right on the cpu without anything in the way, but i would have to have the Computer on it's side and try to not shove it while it's on.

2. There's actually one screw hole that's on the corner of the board, whilst the cpu is near that corner. If i had some kind of metal peice that could be connected to that hole, and leaveing another hole above the cpu.. this could allow some support, but the problem is this could be more risky than the first choice.


My major question is.. is there a hardware mod website or adapter that can allow me to use this fan without the 4 fours? Returning it is not an answer for now.

btw, i could swap my mobo with my dad's gigabyte 7ZXE mobo which has the 4 holes, BUT it's much slower in specs and i would have to use his SDRAM instead of my DDR. Plus the 266 FSB instead of my current 400. would suck too much

[clocker]

Jeez,
you are really taking a big risk mounting that hunk 'o copper without the proper mounting brackets.
I really can't think of a good method of securing the Zalman and getting the proper pressure on the chip without the 4 mounting holes.

[Wolfmight]

Well now i'm really pissed off because i found out my 2 hds are actually makeing noise also.. Looks like it's back to the old fan in da closet! son of a bitch computer

[Wolfmight]

god @#%* now it's making some weird bios error noise, so i'm gonna have to go get another cheap fan just so i can run the system standing tower wise. It obviously hates to run on it's side.





^^ I guess this is rather funny.. me and my stress sometimes... :P

[racer II]

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[atiVidia]

can i laugh at you?


























pleez? :D

[Wolfmight]

:01: woosh... guess ima get one of those quiet pc cases. Any reccomendations for a good one?

[tesco]

u say it doesnt like to be running on its side...

u didnt by any chance attempt running the pc using the zalman heatsync did you?

cause if you did your cpu is very likely to be fried........................

if you didnt and your using the stock heatsync, well did you remove it then put it back on or was it always left on? in which case, why is the tower on its side?

[Wolfmight]

Well I ran the comp very shortly with the zalman on top of the cpu with the thermal material spread and it just made a constant beep tone noise. It went beeeeeeeeee beeeeeeeee beeeeeeeeee or something like that. It was very monatone. The pc was only on for a split second, because i instantly shut the thing off if i heard something wrong. (heh the controller was also set like to midway speed which means my mobo probably had a required fan speed in order to run)

The cpu isnt probably fried, because i had the same sorta problem happen with another cpu but actually ran it without a a heatsink on a different mobo. LoL, it actually ran for like 10 seconds and i decieded i rather just turn it off because it would overheat soon. The cpu has been used on my aunts computer ever since for atleast 2 years now. No problems at all.

Btw, i didnt smell anything ether. Ushally you do i'm guessing, because the only times i had something fry was my scanner (faulty AC plug) and the thing put off a horrible molten plastic smell. (would start killin brain cells if i left it on all day)

[lynx]

If the Zalman was in contact with the cpu it will probably be ok, the beeping indicates a different fault. It takes about half a second to fry modern cpu's if you try running them without the heatsink. If you don't believe me, feel free to try it for yourself. :lol:

[Wolfmight]

man, my how did that 1.2 my aunt uses not fry? strange...

Anyways. yes, the fan was at all times in contact with the cpu.. I took a good look at it before i started it up.

I'm gonna actually goto compusa or somethin today and get me this one heatsink they got that clips on and runs at 32db. Then i'm gonna get this case fan called Smart fan which changes speeds depending on how hot your computer is. I ordered some Dynomat sound reduction material plus some Pow Max Sound Dampener. Both of those when applyed to this inside of the case shall quiet it down. Maybe i'll add a basic muffler Input/Output with an extra case fan to the back of my pc allowing even more sound reduction.

I took a look a Yoshi's Y-S2 project, and i'm going for like somewhat of a 20-28 db computer. His was like 8db-14db, but the techtv musta gave the guy $900-$1000 for those parts.

[Wolfmight]

hmm got the new fans and stuff, but it's having problems. The computer starts up and then after about 20 seconds.. the screen turns black and the bios makes a noise that goes: Baaaaah Buuuuuuh Baaaaaah Buuuuuuh and it continues forever. Is this a burnt up cpu, because the computer can still start up. I tried again later and opened MOBO Moniter. It said WARNING CPU is at 78 C, please turn your computer off. WTF it cant get that hot that damn fast with a new proper heatsink installed.

Btw, i think there was too much thermal greese on the cpu because it had left over greese all over the chip from too many retrys. Does this cause overheating problems? I can try cleaning it all off with rubbing alcohol and que tips. I'll get back to yall on what happends.

[atiVidia]

always clean up the goop left over after removing a fan b4 installing a new fan. the old goop will not conduct heat nearly as well.

[tesco]

your being very careless with this..

cpu's fry very easily and should be handled with care, especially cooling-wise.

remove the old thermal pad and thermal paste etc on the cpu and heatsync. then apply a teeny bit to the heatsync and rub it in, it should be rubbed in so well that the only way you know it is there is because the middle will be slighty discolored (this is because you dont rub it on the sides of the bottom, only around the middle area where it makes contact with the cpu core). now put another tiny bit onto the cpu and spread it on with a credit card. only put it on the core in the middle, not on the rest of the chip. make a smooth top which is consistent throughout the top of the core, no spots with none on it. then put on the heatsync, and boot er up.

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