For the love of Humanity! Don't operate your 'book without a good, intimate
heatsink/CPU physical connection! The CPU chip depends on this 'system' to
rid itself of otherwise destructive (read: kill your Powerbook) heat.
There is a special heat conductive silicon paste that is so common, even
Radio Shack sells it.
Buy some and apply it liberally where the 'glue' used to stick...Forget about
aluminum foil, silcon grease is the stuff!
If you are not going to consult a professional, at least do yourself this
favor. (But be careful, the stuff is really messy!)
Kindest regards...
David Reaves
In a message dated 3/6/00 3:10:04 AM Eastern Standard Time, "jpm"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<<
>Is it important to actually have the chip adhere to the heat sink?
Won't the
>heat dissipate to the heat sink by it just laying on top of it?
>
>If I do need to re-adhere the heat sink to the chip, what do I need
to do it?
I can't imagine how having the glue not be sticky would affect the
heat transfer. I would be reluctant to use any home type of glues for
fear that it might degrade with exposure to high temperatures.
A simple solution would be to use the least amount of wax that would
simply keep the sink from sliding off when you reassemble it. I'm
talking grain of sand sized, which, I'm guessing will eventually
evaporate off. Also, I'd recommend stacking some folded aluminum foil
between the sink and case to insure good heat transfer.
my 2=A2 >>
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