I would, clean it good with alcohol or something that won't corrode copper or aluminum and a soft rag or a worn out sock :)
Will you be attending ICS? Hopefully we'll get to meet up. Charles On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 5:15 PM, Nico Escamilla<pitboun...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks Charles > > I do recall seeing the paste dry.. should I just peel it off and put new one > on? > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:55 PM, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> > wrote: >> >> Nico, all modern processors have the temp sensor inside the cpu, and >> another in the mobo... I would check to make sure the heatsink is >> seated properly and that the cpu paste is not dried between the cpu >> and heatsink. >> >> 91 is too hot for most processors, as i'm sure you are aware :) >> >> On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:43 PM, Nico Escamilla<pitboun...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > All >> > >> > About a week ago I opened up my computer cabinet to blow some of the >> > dirt >> > that makes its way in, I put it back together >> > and now everytime I start it the fan that pulls air out of the cpu >> > starts >> > spinning like crazy making a buzzing noise... checked on BIOS and >> > supposedly >> > the inside temperature of my computer is 91 celsius (thats nine below >> > water >> > boiling point) I dont know much about computers so I asked a friend, he >> > said >> > the temp sensor could be bad, but didnt know where that was located.. >> > anybody have an idea as to where the temp sensor is, or what else could >> > be >> > causing this? >> > >> > thanks for any and all help >> > >> > Nico >> > > >
