TennMax Lasagna TNT/Banshee
Cooler
Note to all users: new Lasagna
BGA Cooler Type 0 is a new design for all TnT/Banshee/ATI/Permedia graphics card
applications. Banshee Raven uses Type B Cooler which comes with push pins just as the OEM
heatsink.
DM Viper 550 and ASUS 3400 can use Type A!
Cooler Selection Guide - check here!
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Variation of the slim and powerful Lasagna Multileaf Cooler,
once again, is the key device for the most effective cooling solution for nVidia's Riva TnT & 3Dfx Banshee 2D/3D
accelerator chipsets. The new Lasagna BGA Cooler
fits on all TnT chipset. Most of the TnT card need a Type 0. However, card
like Diamond Viper 550 which comes with holes for retention push-pins, Type A is more
applicable.
Many users have reported that the best way to remove the OEM heatsink is when
the card is cold and the glue is
brittle. Place a butter knife or flat screw driver tip in between the sink and the
chip, and twist. The sink should pop off the chip at no time. Customers have
informed us that this is the easiest way to remove the heatsink.
The "glue" left on the chipset can be softened with carburetor cleaner* (key ingredients are Toluene, MEK, Xylene). Use a razor to
shave the thick glue off the chip. Rub the chip clean with a cloth wetted with
carburetor cleaner. Then finish off by wiping the chip with rubbing alcohol (70% isopropyl alcohol). This
ensures removal of the slow evaporating solvents such as Naphtha,
commonly included in the carburetor cleaner.
The Lasagna Cooler can then be installed on the chipsets by peeling off the
adhesive liner, mounting on TnT chip and followed by applying firm pressure on the cooler
to activate the adhesive bond strength. |
* Here are some commercial
carburetor cleaners good for cleaning up the glue left on the chips;
(You do not need much, so get the smallest can for this job.)
Auto Zone Carb Cleaner (Toluene)
STP Carb. Cleaner (Xylene, MEK)
STP Throttle Cleaner (Xylene, MEK)
VP Racing Fuel Carb Spray Cleaner (Toluene)
Vavoline (Synpower) Carb/Choke Cleaner (Xylene)
Master Carb & Choke Cleaner, red can, (Toluene)
Caution: Solvents
in carburetor cleaner are flammable, do not spay into the computer. Let the excess
solvent fully evaporated, before installing the card back into the computer.
Cross Reference
Coolers to TnT card type
Lasagna BGA Type A: for Diamond Viper V550 TnT and ASUS 3400 TNT
Lasagna BGA Type 0 is for all the rest of TnT and Banshee cards
including cards by
Creative,
Gillemot, ELSA, Hercules, Genova etc...
The same Type 0 is
also good for all cards by ATI (rage fury), S3, Permedia
Review: Dan Kennedy on TnT
Cooling (updated 12/98)
Review: Hardware Extreme
on Lasagna TnT Cooler (1/19/99)
Review: by
Jashua Krane on Lasagna X for 3Dfx Banshee
note: Lasagna BGA cooler can be
installed on Banshee cards the same way for TnT cards
Diamond Banshee Fusion uses
std. Lasagna BGA Cooler Type 0
Guillemot Banshee Phoenix needs Lasagna BGA Cooler Type 0
Quantum3D Raven Voodoo Banshee needs Lasagna BGA Cooler Type
A
Matrox G200 and G400 use Type B
Note to all users: new Lasagna BGA Cooler Type 0 is a new design for
all TnT/Banshee/ATI/Permedia graphics applications. Banshee Raven needs Type A Cooler
which comes with push pins just as the OEM heatsink.
Cooler Selection Guide - check here!
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