On Tuesday 04 March 2008 18:53, John R Pierce wrote: > if you're going to remove your heat-sink, be prepared to thoroughly > clean off both the heat-sink and the heat spreader surface of the CPU > with isopropyl alcohol (70% rubbing alcohol is fine, as long as its > unscented and has no additives), this will even dissolve off the residue > from one of those 'thermal pads' like many Intel retail heat-sinks use > (use a rag soaked in isopropanol, folded a couple layers thick, and > press it over the surface, cover it with something non-absorbent, and > leave it there for a minute, then scrape off the pad residue with a soft > plastic or wood scraper, repeat until clean)...
I've used white spirit (turpentine substitute, used as a paintbrush cleaner) successfully, using a _lint free_ kitchen towel to wipe the surface of the CPU after removing the heatsink but whilst it's still in the socket. Be sure to clean up round the edges of the CPU as well as the top surface. I would not reccomend scraping with anything. In any case it shouldn't be necessary. Regards Brian Beesley _______________________________________________ Prime mailing list [email protected] http://hogranch.com/mailman/listinfo/prime
