I want to put Global Win VEK12 on to my old Dell OEM PII300mhz.
I need to remove the OEM heat sink(big gold colored).
It looks like the heatsink is screwed down with 4 tiny screws.
Is it safe to remove them?
It is safe to remove them but...those suckers that are screwed in there are on there pretty good....so you would need a lot of TWISTING power. you would need a 1.5 Allen Wrench and also a plier to twist get those bastards out.... Also becareful not to stick your tool into the nail too deep otherwise it might damage the CPU itself.
After all is said and done just remember to twist the old heatsink out. Don't pull it or push it or try to pry it out with a screwdriver or anything... just a gentle twist of the wrist!