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pastrychef

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Original poster
Sep 15, 2006
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I'm considering upgrading the CPUs in my Mac Pro. Does anyone know which screwdriver will remove the screws that hold down the heatsink? Thanks in advance.
 

topgunn

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Nov 5, 2004
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Houston
This is what I used. It doesn't need to be magnetized like it says in the service manual because the screws are captive. The first time I tried to remove the heatsink, I had a bunch of socket extensions connected with electrical tape. I decided that there had to be a better way so I bought a hex tool like the one listed above. It is intended for idle adjustments on BMWs but it works great for removing CPU's from Mac Pro's.
 
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