On 03/10/10 13:09, javadayaz wrote: > Rob. It is an and CPU. > > Should I disesemble..remove heatsink..apply cooling..shall I try this?
If you're confident in doing this then yes. What I have done in the past with old heatsinks is dust them off, take the fan off and clean it as best as I can then soak the heatsink in hot water with a bit of washing up liquid which removes more dust. Then try it off on the radiator for a little while, then clean the heatsink surface with a bit of brasso or heatsink cleaner. Use a bit of heatsink cleaner on the CPU too to clean off any old compound and then apply a thin layer of compound to the heatsink. Ideally I'd suggest using the silver stuff. Arctic Silver is great (but a pain to clean off things if you get it on anything other than the heatsink). Coolermaster or Asaka heatsink compound isn't too bad either. If you haven't got a card to spread it, try using something like an old store card or something. Hopefully this should make a bit of difference. Also probably a good idea to dust off the rest of the components. A clean paint brush and a can of air duster can help (or blowing it yourself can also do a reasonable ish job). Rob -- ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/
