DeadOnShot

I'm replacing the heatsink on an X800 Pro because I have 16 pipes and I want to get it at the X850 XTPE level, i've allready done it but it ran hot. So I ordered this VGA heatsink and fan. Well, the screws on the bar that goes across the bottom of the card are nearly completely rounded, there is no getting them out.

I was wondering, has anyone else had to deal with this problem? And if so, how did you go about getting the screws out?

me_john85

well i dont have an idea of what your talking about but depending on if the screw is countersunk or raised head use a pliers or vice grips, use an easy out, or drill the head off compleatly. depends on your situation. just make sure you get all the shavings

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DeadOnShot

Quote: Originally Posted by me_john85 well i dont have an idea of what your talking about but depending on if the screw is countersunk or raised head use a pliers or vice grips, use an easy out, or drill the head off compleatly. depends on your situation. just make sure you get all the shavings

Counter-sunk. On the back of a X800 there is a little stainless steel bar that holds the heatsink in place, it has 2 counter-sunk phillips screws on it, unforutnately those are demolished. I'm kind of afraid to use an EZ-Out just becuase of the whole drill concept.

Pharaoh

Quote: Originally Posted by DeadOnShot Counter-sunk. On the back of a X800 there is a little stainless steel bar that holds the heatsink in place, it has 2 counter-sunk phillips screws on it, unforutnately those are demolished. I'm kind of afraid to use an EZ-Out just becuase of the whole drill concept.

Drill it. Just be sure to have someone hold a vacume for sucking up the shavings.

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RBIEZE

If you want to drill out the screws just wrap the card in newspaper and tape ,so no chips get in.
If your steady handed use a dremel with a small 1/8 inch carbide bur tip.

I'd be too afraid of slipping with a hand drill and F**ing up the card

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disturbed_pyro

Dremel it. and pray, pray hard, take your vitamins and say hello to your new cooler.

maskedviperus

Use the mini drill bit in a dremel. That would be the easiest way to hold on I think. Take your time and slowly work your way down. Since the philips head is rounded inside, its not like the drill bit is going to jump around like it would on a solid smooth surface. I think you should be fine.
Just my advice...
Edit: This is but i gotta change my avatar haha

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disturbed_pyro

another option would be to take a cutting disk and as long as you were careful and kept the rotation to shoots the sparks AWAY from the board you could cut a notch into the screw and then take a flat blade and unscrew it or just cut the screw head off completly.

Dreyco

How about some vise grips? Or maybe some Robo-grip pliers and spin the card while you hold the pliers (it they are really tight use a vise to hold the pliers)

To ad to pyro's idea, tape some news paper around the card for even more proctection!

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cpjlam

Quote: Originally Posted by DeadOnShot Counter-sunk. On the back of a X800 there is a little stainless steel bar that holds the heatsink in place, it has 2 counter-sunk phillips screws on it, unforutnately those are demolished. I'm kind of afraid to use an EZ-Out just becuase of the whole drill concept.

There are other brands of screw extractors that may not require drilling, depending upon the nature of the destruction of the head of the screws. You may be able to get one of these to "bite" into the screw. Otherwise, I would recommend drilling very carefully and masking off the rest of the card to protect it from any metal shavings.

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turbopsi

Someone had an awesome solution to this problem before.. I don't remember the name.. but I remember the advice, which I thought was quite clever.

The screw is rounded right?

Take the dremel and cut your own flat-head notch across the top of the screw. That will give the flathead screwdriver a place to grip.

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cpjlam

Quote: Originally Posted by turbopsi Someone had an awesome solution to this problem before.. I don't remember the name.. but I remember the advice, which I thought was quite clever. The screw is rounded right? Take the dremel and cut your own flat-head notch across the top of the screw. That will give the flathead screwdriver a place to grip.

I've personally never been much of a fan of that idea around electronic parts; I find that the metallic dust it generates tends to be somewhat more difficult to control than the shavings/chips that drilling tends to yield. It is clever, nonetheless, and should work just fine as long as you take care to protect the rest of the card against the dust.

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fhsfiremanco1

drill it is the safest you can always blow it off when you are done and look it over really carefully with a dremel you have dust not shavings you can see

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MaTtsPc

Ive had the same problem with mine! I used a pair of cutters and cut the bar and then just turned the bar in a circle and got the other one off! Works the best!! no need to drill or dremal





Matt

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disturbed_pyro

Quote: Originally Posted by disturbed_pyro another option would be to take a cutting disk and as long as you were careful and kept the rotation to shoots the sparks AWAY from the board you could cut a notch into the screw and then take a flat blade and unscrew it or just cut the screw head off completly.

perhaps you should just look 3 posts above yours for the author of the suicidal advice. and as long as you tape the card off and keep the dremel at low speed the dust will be minimal and worse comes to worse wash it off with some distilled water and allow to air dry (Kidding about the wash job)