Fully dismantling a GC

[G70boX]

I searched on google and stuff but i when i removed the big black laser thingy i cant remove the motherboard :confused: Do i need to remove the heatsink for that? And if i have to do that, i heared u need thermal paste or smthing? Could i just use thermal paste that i also use voor my CPU??

[ravenslayer]

gewoon de schroeven losdraaien ;)

[G70boX]

Ja ik was er al achter, maar ja k heb een kut schroevendraaier, daar werkte het niet mee, maandag ff nieuwe kopen ofzo

(for english pple, i already know what to do ;))

[nukleuzdj]

you need to undo the 6 screws on the heatsink and the whole board should unplug like the dvd drive did
(if i remember correctly)

[Duey2k]

no, thermal paste is not nessary, yes you have to remove the heatsink for a rev c you dont have to for a rev a/B but it will be hard not too (its workable but i suggest removing hte heatsink)

visit www.info.duey2kmods.com complete walk through with pictures.....

[G70boX]

That wasn't what i meant, my ViperGC is already installed ;) I have a rev a/b, but i want the paint the bottom so i want to remove that part :)

[Duey2k]

ohhh, my bad :)

to remove the mother board you must take off the heat sink then the motherboard will come ffree or there will be 2 more screws depending on the version. also there may be another board under the sheilding (agian depending on the version....just keep taking out screws , if you see one remove it :D

[hrtlnd]

well you dont have to remove it, just unscrew it... but it slides about, so u might wanna remove it anyway.

[G70boX]

Ok lol :D Paintjob done (but it sucks :P) but i cant figure out how to get those 'springs' back in to my cube, here's a picture:

http://img238.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img238&image=simg00696rj.jpg

Could anyone post a picture of those springs? Or explain me how i have to put them;)

[harrypotter]

lol im having the same problem

[hrtlnd]

you should have 2 peices of plastic for the one side. one is a fitting, one is a cog and theres a spring (this is for the back).

Put the spring on the peice with the notch sticking out, make sure the arm goes into the little slot on the plastic.. Then put the plastic with the spring into the hole where the lid is, push it down so that its all like it should be, dont let go because it will fly out.. Make sure the spring is in the big area not the small area for the cog. using ur other hand, take the cog and put it under there in a small slot with the small peice of plastic, you will notice the cog lines up with the ridges of the lid itself.. then carefully push the top peice of the plastic down so that its enclosing the spring and the cog in the right place then using your free hand, screw the screw in to keep it in place, then just put the other peice of plastic in the other side. turn the case over, open the lid, it should open, you will see the spring might not be between 2 small ridges, using a screwdriver, just lift it and put it in place. If you take a good look at ur peices of plastic before hand you will understand what i mean.. dont be going "what peice of plastic with the slot for the springs arm to sit in." don't worry, the spring has 2 ends to it. one end has a loop on it, the other end has an angle on it, put the angled side in the slot and the looped side goes in the space on the lid. The pressure, is very light, so if you find your having to press down very hard, youve probably done something wrong.

This is really something that needs pictures for it.

[G70boX]

Ok lol soz i didnt post earlier (i was to busy with gaming :D :D) but i fixed it already :p thnx anyway

[Duey2k]

yea, lots of pics and maby some hand drawn doagrams....y i kinda skipped it in my last tutorial. the spring for the open buttons is pretty eady but the other one is complex adn hard to explain. Just take your time taking it appart.