3rd_shift
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Just a little heads up on heatsink adhesives.
I have successfully rebuilt a discarded computer at work.
When I started it, system and cpu temps quickly rose.
So, I shut it off to investigate the heatsinks on chipset and cpu.
I found;
A 1/2 millimeter thick wad of black, gummy stuff under the Pentium3 600E's fan heatsink.
Another 1/2 millimeter thick wad of gummy clear glue under the I810 chipset heatsink too, after I pried that off carefully.
I scraped all that gunk off with a razor blade and isopropyl alcohol.
Reinstalled the processor heatsink with thermal grease this time.
Arctic alumina glued the chipset heatsink permanantly back on.
The result is a much cooler running computer, able to do a better job discarding excess heat buildup and no more problems with it.
I have successfully rebuilt a discarded computer at work.
When I started it, system and cpu temps quickly rose.
So, I shut it off to investigate the heatsinks on chipset and cpu.
I found;
A 1/2 millimeter thick wad of black, gummy stuff under the Pentium3 600E's fan heatsink.
Another 1/2 millimeter thick wad of gummy clear glue under the I810 chipset heatsink too, after I pried that off carefully.
I scraped all that gunk off with a razor blade and isopropyl alcohol.
Reinstalled the processor heatsink with thermal grease this time.
Arctic alumina glued the chipset heatsink permanantly back on.
The result is a much cooler running computer, able to do a better job discarding excess heat buildup and no more problems with it.
