Pending OP Response CPU heat sink detachment

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Avtandil

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Hello everyone, I am new here. Since the CPU overheats, it's necessary to replace the thermal paste and the fan on the side of the heat sink, which does not seem to work. Disassembling the heat sink seems a little problematic. I tried to unscrew the two hex nuts, but they spin freely and do not detach from the support. How should I proceed for disassembly?
Pc HP Pavilion 590-a0001nl Motherboard: HP name: KensingtonP, SSID: 843E

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PeterOz said:
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Yes, it is. Thank you very much for your support! 🙂 🤗
 
I don't think your picture is of the processor, looks more like the southbridge heatsink.
Pan out and give us a more overall shot thanks.

Any that hex nut - Sweet Mother of Jesus - who did that?
Looks as dodgy as f@ck!
Would love to see a shot of that from the other side of the motherboard.

Look as though the normal pin broke off and this MacGyver hack has been used to get the heatsink to stay on the mobo.
I'm guessing the hex head is spinning because on the other side of the board is probably a nut.
 
PeterOz said:
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Bruce said:
I don't think your picture is of the processor, looks more like the southbridge heatsink.
Pan out and give us a more overall shot thanks.

Any that hex nut - Sweet Mother of Jesus - who did that?
Looks as dodgy as f@ck!
Would love to see a shot of that from the other side of the motherboard.

Look as though the normal pin broke off and this MacGyver hack has been used to get the heatsink to stay on the mobo.
I'm guessing the hex head is spinning because on the other side of the board is probably a nut.
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Sorry for the late reply, I hadn't been around for a while.
From a general examination, the motherboard looks like not containing any other components similar to the processor. This PCs series is equipped with push-pin heath sinks instead of screwed-in heath sinks for CPU cooling. To detach them, it's necessary to remove the motherboard, then tighten the pins on the back by nose pliers.
 

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PeterOz said:
Did that video help with your problem?
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Sorry for the late reply, I hadn't been around for a while.
Yes, it did. My unit is equipped with a push-pin heat sink. I had to remove the motherboard entirely as shown in the video (min. 24), then I could detach the heat sink tightening the pins on the back by nose pliers and replace the thermal paste. CPU cooling is improved. Now I'm waiting for the new fan's delivery to replace it.
 

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