thermal transfer material in the Powerbook G4s
550 Gigabit Ethernet Powerbook G4 and a 400 Mercury: I need advice on the best way to reapply thermal transfer material between the CPU and the heat exchanger. I only have this sticky white noname stuff called cooling paste. I have yet to find a source for the green material Apple uses. The local Apple repair centre says this is what they use. What I find hard is how to find the correct amount of cooling paste to put there. I used a small amount that I thought would be enough to cover the plate on top of the CPU. How do I verify I have enough heat dissipation? These models don't have built in temperature monitor. There is not a word about this problem in the repair manual(s). -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: thermal transfer material in the Powerbook G4s
I used the white goo from RadioShack for my son's 55mhz TiBook so far no issues, its been about 8 months so far. John 550 Gigabit Ethernet Powerbook G4 and a 400 Mercury: I need advice on the best way to reapply thermal transfer material between the CPU and the heat exchanger. I only have this sticky white noname stuff called cooling paste. I have yet to find a source for the green material Apple uses. The local Apple repair centre says this is what they use. What I find hard is how to find the correct amount of cooling paste to put there. I used a small amount that I thought would be enough to cover the plate on top of the CPU. How do I verify I have enough heat dissipation? These models don't have built in temperature monitor. There is not a word about this problem in the repair manual(s). -- DOS Computers, manufactured by millions of companies, are by far the most popular, with about 70 million machines in use worldwide. Macintosh fans, on the other hand, may note that cockroaches are far more numerous than humans, and that numbers alone do not denote a higher life form. -New York Times -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
Re: thermal transfer material in the Powerbook G4s
At 5:42 PM +0200 5/1/05, Mikael Byström wrote: 550 Gigabit Ethernet Powerbook G4 and a 400 Mercury: I need advice on the best way to reapply thermal transfer material between the CPU and the heat exchanger. I only have this sticky white noname stuff called cooling paste. I have yet to find a source for the green material Apple uses. The local Apple repair centre says this is what they use. What I find hard is how to find the correct amount of cooling paste to put there. I used a small amount that I thought would be enough to cover the plate on top of the CPU. How do I verify I have enough heat dissipation? These models don't have built in temperature monitor. There is not a word about this problem in the repair manual(s). When I first started using this stuff (with individual transistors) I would smear it all over the surfaces involved. Then I learned the trick of applying a dab just in the middle. This stuff will spread around a lot with some pressure. In the case of an IC where the surface is more than 1/2 on a side I'd still just put the dab on, then apply the heatsink and move it around a little then check that it is covering most of the mating surfaces. -- Clark Martin Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway -- G-Books is sponsored by http://lowendmac.com/ and... Small Dog Electronicshttp://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html G-Books list info: http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html -- AOL users, remove mailto:; Send list messages to: mailto:G-Books@mail.maclaunch.com To unsubscribe, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] For digest mode, email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscription questions: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/ --- iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com ---
