Motherboard problems

[jtripper]

hi , I have an hp a820n motherboard.The heatsink is held in by 4 clips .2 fell of ,and now it overheats and shuts down .Are there any repair kits or does anyone have any ideas how to hold down the other 2 clips down .One of the clips is missing altogether .

 

[kimsland]

Removing and installing the processor: (And HeatSink )
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/...c=en&dlc=en&cc=us&lang=en&product=443070#N545

You should be able to replace the entire HeatSink anyway

 

[jtripper]

my heatsink is held in by 4 clips .2 are missing from the board .any idea where nto get the parts ?

 

[kimsland]

Yes you can replace it

You can contact HP here: https://www.techspot.com/vb/topic100655.html

 

[jtripper]

between the heat sink and the chip ,there is some kind of glue or grease .any ideas what it is ?

 

[kimsland]

Yes, have a look here: http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm

 

[jtripper]

i have an hp a820n desktop .i had a problem where the comp.would just shut down .i replace the power supply and i noticed the heat sink was coming off .i had it reattached ,but the problem came back .i then thought it might be a hardware problem and i did a total system restore .when i finished i used the comp.for about an hour and it did it again .anybody got any ideas i have not tried yet .i thank you for any responses .The temperature of the cpu reads 77c ,any ideas what might have happened or how to cool it down ?