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Article #41Re: How to clean the socket 775 heatsink + cooling fan?
From: darklight
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:59
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2009 06:59
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pg wrote: > One of the company PC is located in the warehouse area, and that place > is very dusty. > > So dusty that a lot of grime have built up in the heatsink + cooling > fan, and the CPU temperature is rising as a result. > > In the process of cleaning the PC, I disassembled the cooling fan + > heatsink assembly from the CPU, trying my best to clean away all the > dust and grime stuck on the heatsink and the cooling fan. > > The cooling fan / heatsink assembly is joint together by 4 washer type > of stoppers (located almost at the half way down the 4 screws) and I > can't find a way to separate the fan from the heatsink. > > This resulted in the THICK LAYER of grime and dust that are stuck in > between the fan and the heatsink to be totally inaccessible. > > I tried my best to clean them out but couldn't. > > If only I can separate the fan OUT from the heatsink assembly .... > > So, to the hardware gurus here --- > > 1. Is there a way to take out the fan from the fan/heatsink assembly, > without breaking anything? > > 2. If the answer to #1 is NO, then, is there a way to clean out the > grimes that stuck in between the fan and the heatsink? > > Please advise. > > Thank you !! I clean my cpu fan with a basting brush works wonders. It's strong enough to push in between the fines but not strong enough to do any damage.
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