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About the "removing heatsink from lever-type socket", I would guess the easiest way to remove a heatsink without pulling out the CPU is using something flat to hold down one end of te CPU (PCB) and lifting the heatsink up only on that side. Or if possible, twist, tilt slightly and pull. Once the two surfaces aren't parallel anymore, the adhesion between the heatsink and the thermal paste should not allow it to be pulled out of the socket.But I do wish they would use an Intel-style brace to secure their CPUs down, nothing can go wrong with removing a heatsink, just by removing or installing a CPU.
About the "removing heatsink from lever-type socket", I would guess the easiest way to remove a heatsink without pulling out the CPU is using something flat to hold down one end of te CPU (PCB) and lifting the heatsink up only on that side. Or if possible, twist, tilt slightly and pull. Once the two surfaces aren't parallel anymore, the adhesion between the heatsink and the thermal paste should not allow it to be pulled out of the socket.
But I do wish they would use an Intel-style brace to secure their CPUs down, nothing can go wrong with removing a heatsink, just by removing or installing a CPU.
