mounting a processor really isn't that hard. lift the arm, seat the processor and then put the paste on, put the heat sync on top and tack it down ----- Original Message ----- From: "Luke Yelavich" <themuso@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca> Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 7:49 PM Subject: Re: ot: the best online computer parts store? > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On Fri, Sep 14, 2007 at 07:59:00AM EST, Doug Smith wrote: >> How did all of you learn how to build a computer from scratch, or even >> upgrade one without sighted help? > > - From talking to people, and experimenting on an older box we had. I can > do everything, except mounting a CPU > heatsync/fan, the trickiest part of that being applying the thermal > compound. Otherwise, everything else is > not too difficult, although at times, it can be time consuming. > - -- > Luke Yelavich > GPG key: 0xD06320CE > (http://www.themuso.com/themuso-gpg-key.txt) > Email & MSN: themuso at themuso.com > Jabber: themuso at jabber.org.au > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFG6cx9jVefwtBjIM4RArh3AJ9HjVypSgGynXHbTwZxu3+x3UjjegCeOehg > W4doSNZAjOkMIBIauwf7dhc= > =wcaD > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.485 / Virus Database: 269.13.16/1005 - Release Date: > 9/13/2007 11:45 AM > >