chipset heat sink not detected, system halted -- WHAT'S THE PROBLEM ???

If you mean for the connector, it may not make a good enough electrical
connection since super glue is not a conductor.
If for the heatsink, that may work if both surfaces are very clean and flat.
Although I don't know what kind of heat the chip set generates and if the
glue would hold up.

True, it's not a conductor!
I was thinking solely of the mechanical aspects. If she needs an
electrical connection like for the connector, some soldering will be
required, like you said. I don't know if she could add a bit of solder in
there or not - just heating it up might not be enough if there isn't enough
solder already on the pads.

Is the heatsink glued to chip OK? If so, just run the jumper and do away
with the retainer wire.

[RAnderson]

I believe I may have run into this problem myself with an HP 894c and would really appreciate any help or insight you can provide. However, as the dell site link previously referred to in this thread no longer contains pics and HP has no information either, I would like to verify that these rounded metal connectors connected to the motherboard (for the 'z' clip) are the same as mine. Are they connected to the motherboard via, what looks like, a black plastic jumper? If so, as one of my clips is missing (no idea how!?!?!??) are replacement clips available? If not, any idea on what settings I should use with an ohm meter to check if there is an actual electrical circuit through which current is being passed? If there is no current, I could just attach the sink via adhesive and be done with this. Thank YOU!!!

I thought your question sounded familiar. If you would read the previous
posts, you'll see that there is indeed a circuit that needs to be made
between the two pads. By using an adhesive to hold the heatsink on, you can
then solder a jumper wire between the two and the system should be happy.

[JIMMY52B]

Hi, I'm an HVAC Tecnician. Checked out this site, took my Dell apart, found the loosened hook, soft-soldered it back in and I'm back on line.
Thanks, your posts helped.