"This guide covers an AMD Athlon64 3500+ Venice Core and an Opteron 146, but the removal technique will work on other 64-bit AMD cpus" such as 754 and 939/940 cpus. AM2 CPU's has not been tested yet so I cannot confirm they will work, I do not see why not but you never know."
FULL STORY @ OVERCLOCKERSCLUB (http://www.overclockersclub.com/guides/a64-ihs-removal.php)