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brian0918
I followed the instructions exactly at
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm , for a
Pentium 4 using Arctic Silver 5. However, the computer kept shutting
off quickly, probably due to overheating. So, I took off the heatsink,
and found that the thermal compound had not spread out at all, but
stayed right in the center.
It's pretty cold where I live, so it could be that the cold has made
the thermal compound more difficult to spread. Or, it could be that the
heatsink is not pressing down hard enough on the CPU's flat heat
spreader. The first possibility seems more likely, since the heatsink
is securely locked in position.
Should I try setting the heatsink under a lamp to warm up the compound,
so that it will easily spread?
Thanks!
http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm , for a
Pentium 4 using Arctic Silver 5. However, the computer kept shutting
off quickly, probably due to overheating. So, I took off the heatsink,
and found that the thermal compound had not spread out at all, but
stayed right in the center.
It's pretty cold where I live, so it could be that the cold has made
the thermal compound more difficult to spread. Or, it could be that the
heatsink is not pressing down hard enough on the CPU's flat heat
spreader. The first possibility seems more likely, since the heatsink
is securely locked in position.
Should I try setting the heatsink under a lamp to warm up the compound,
so that it will easily spread?
Thanks!