That does not make sense? What exactly are you trying to do?...
Ok, basicaly a computer was given to my brother, with the power supply removed from the case. The case is a form ATX, with an ATX board and such, but the powersply layout is above where the cpu is and since the cpu heatsink was big, it prevented any power supply from going back in. Thus I believe the people who gave it to him switched the case or switched the board. When I asked the store person about getting a new case with the powersupply in a difernt location, he sugested a cheaper option of buying a smaller heatsink.

Apply a thin, even film to the base of the heatsink then a blob about half the size of a grain of rice to the "blue square" and spead it with a razor blade, thin plastic or stiff card

YOU CAN PUT TOO MUCH ON
Thanks, yesterday I found a site on heatsink compund that discribed this razorblade process after I put the heat sink on. I was able to use a latex glove and dab it on as one site recomended, it was this dabbing process that got to me when i dabed elsewhere.

How would I go abouts cleaning the misplaced heatsink off?

In which case it is not compatible. Part of the purpose of the retaining clips is to hold the heatsink in close contact with the CPU, so that heat transfer actually takes place.
Thanks, I am gona phone the store today and tell him it was too small, this guy runs a small store and knows me so he might just give me an exchange.


What specification PII is it?
I only know that it is a genuine intell pentium II, and it runs at 500MHz if my memory serves me correcly, it was last week when i turned it on, but with the powersuplly outside the case since it was imposible to put the powersully inside. I know its a slow computer but for my brother who has always wanted one and will only be playing simple games, it means the world.

Thanks for the advice aeallison, unfortunately I was never any good with the practicle hands on. In college I majored in EET, I got the theory great but when it came time for lab uh, I was just lost, not to mention my color blindess.

Slightly off topic, when I purchased the heatsink yesterday I also brought for myself a new case for my computer. I set it up last night the only thing is the length of the wire for the interlan speaker is not quite long enough to reach where it plugs in. The other stuff like the HDD Led and such reach ok. Would you recomend I just cut this wire, and extend it by soldering aditioanl wire on. Or might there be a simpler solution?