Missing SG41G Copper Shim

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I unpacked a new Shuttle barebones SK41G earlier and cannot find the copper
shim for the CPU anywhere. Is there a specific place in the packing where
it should have been? Is it a part that was discontinued but still appears
in the instructions? I'll be contacting Fry's about this and will probably
end up dragging the entire thing in for replacement. I thought I'd pop a
quick question here first. Any help would be appreciated.

- Magnusfarce

 

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In article <ZfidnYr-UbILpjXcRVn-pA@adelphia.com>, Magnusfarce says...
> I unpacked a new Shuttle barebones SK41G earlier and cannot find the copper
> shim for the CPU anywhere. Is there a specific place in the packing where
> it should have been? Is it a part that was discontinued but still appears
> in the instructions? I'll be contacting Fry's about this and will probably
> end up dragging the entire thing in for replacement. I thought I'd pop a
> quick question here first. Any help would be appreciated.
>
Any copper shim for an AMD Socket A CPU should do the trick...they're
all the same thickness. No need to drag the computer to Frys unless
thats where you got it from.

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Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
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Thanks for the help, and yeah, I got it from Fry's. Are these shims common
in this type of computer or in Athlon type processors? I've built a fair
number of computers but almost all were Pentiums and I've never seen a
copper shim for the CPU. Are we talking about just a thin piece that covers
the back of the CPU? Why would it be necessary as opposed to a suitable
layer of heat sink compound?

- Magnusfarce


"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1c1281b6ce903642989c7e@news.giganews.com...
> In article <ZfidnYr-UbILpjXcRVn-pA@adelphia.com>, Magnusfarce says...
> > I unpacked a new Shuttle barebones SK41G earlier and cannot find the
copper
> > shim for the CPU anywhere. Is there a specific place in the packing
where
> > it should have been? Is it a part that was discontinued but still
appears
> > in the instructions? I'll be contacting Fry's about this and will
probably
> > end up dragging the entire thing in for replacement. I thought I'd pop
a
> > quick question here first. Any help would be appreciated.
> >
> Any copper shim for an AMD Socket A CPU should do the trick...they're
> all the same thickness. No need to drag the computer to Frys unless
> thats where you got it from.
>
> --
> Conor
>
> Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
> first.
> It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
> shot first.

 

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Archived from groups: alt.comp.periphs.mainboard.shuttle (More info?)

In article <hqWdnfIQnvV_OjXcRVn-sQ@adelphia.com>, Magnusfarce says...
> Thanks for the help, and yeah, I got it from Fry's. Are these shims common
> in this type of computer or in Athlon type processors? I've built a fair
> number of computers but almost all were Pentiums and I've never seen a
> copper shim for the CPU. Are we talking about just a thin piece that covers
> the back of the CPU? Why would it be necessary as opposed to a suitable
> layer of heat sink compound?
>
It is used as a load spreader to prevent damage to the CPU core when
fitting the heatsink. Whilst not usually necessary for normal
heatsinks, I couldn't guarantee that for the Shuttle.

--
Conor

Greedo shot first. Greedo ALWAYS shot first. You did not see Solo shoot
first.
It never happened. Never, ever. Not in any version. Remember: Greedo
shot first.