Forrest wrote:
> I agree .. any paste will do. Lighter fluid is about the best thing I've
> found for cleaning residue off of things. It works great on that crap left
> on other things when you remove the price label.
I use a CLEAN rag (one that has been used for nothing else, and is
discarded afterwards) and acetone to scrape off the remaining thermal
pad material or wipe of the thermal paste. I'm very thorough and
careful, so I often use a large-ish rag with so that I can put acetone
on different parts of it and continue rubbing with a clean area. Then,
to get dust and residue off, I use an injection site alcohol swab just
before the application of the new thermal paste. Whenever the CPU/HS
interface is moved even a bit, I remove and reapply the thermal paste.
Ari
>
> "Darryl" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>>Greetings,
>>I had to remove my PIII from my BX133 motherboard. This required
>>separation of the heatsink from the processor. It previously had a
>
> thermal
>
>>pad connecting the heatsink to the processor. When I re-install the
>>processor
>>into the motherboard , and the heatsink to the processor, I've been told
>
> to
>
>>remove the thermal 'old' thermal pad, and use artic silver. When I went
>
> to
>
>>the artic silver website, it indicated that the thermal pads had wax which
>>melts into the surface of the heatsink.
>>
>>Should I use artic silver in the above instance ? Or should I buy a new
>>thermal
>>pad ?
>>
>>thanks in advance,
>>Darryl
>>
>>
>
>
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