On Feb 24, 2009, at 12:57 PM, PETE wrote:
> Suppose I don't use anything and just place the heatsink on the > processor. Any harm in that?TIA. > Pete. Well, the system makes a good anchor when the CPU burns up. VERY bad idea. Seriously, go google "Replacing CPU heatsinks" you'll find a lot of info, 99% about PCs but in this instance, there's no difference between the Mac and the PC. Remove the heatsink. Clean the old compound off the CPU, and the correspondign contact area of the heatsink; you may need to use a razor blade to scrape it off, you may need to use isopropyl on a Q-tip. place a tiny amount of Arctic Silver in the center of the cpu or the heatsink contact area. By timy I mean a blob a < 5 mm in diameter. Attach heatsink, making sure all four corners are properly secured to provide even pressure across the CPU. -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to g3-5-list-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
