Escrap Question

Originally Posted by GeorgeB

I think I have a few of plastic housing looking ones....just not sure how to get them off.

Originally Posted by JustInTime

I just got an old P3 in a plastic housing out of a computer... I'm scratching my head also.

Originally Posted by JustInTime

It looks like its clipped together with plastic clips. I only had a minute but I tried taking a screwdriver to it and prying it open but didn't have any luck.

I use a screwdriver on all slot processors embedded in plastic. Here's a photo tutorial:





If it's just plastic on one side and a flat metal heatsink on the other, I have the plastic side facing up and stick the screwdriver in from the bottom (where you see the slot sticking out) and using the actual board inside for support, pull the handle of the screwdriver towards me to pull the plastic piece away (plastic holders will pop on the one side):



Then I can usually pull the other side off by hand (if not stick the screwdriver in the other side to pop it). Now you see the actual slot processor, but the heatsink is still attached to the other side. There are two metal clips on the side you're viewing that hold the heatsink in place:



Pop those metal clips and the heatsink will come off.

There are no gold fingers on the slot processor pictured above. This was one I had already removed from the housing and cut the fingers off. I put it back together to take the pictures.

There are other slot processor styles that hold them together, but all are on the same basic principle.