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Article #61Re: How to clean the socket 775 heatsink + cooling fan?
From: spodosaurus
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:28
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:28
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Jan Alter wrote: > "pg" <penang@catholic.org> wrote in message > news:deff1e3d-0687-44d7-8355-cf41aaf134a9@c18g2000prh.googlegroups.com... >> 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 use a can of compressed air. To get the fins of the HSF I use the same > compressed air with the straw attached to the nozzle that comes with the > can. Seems to get rid of even the most reluctant schmutz. Canned air and an antistatic brush, repeat as necessary. Ari -- spammage trappage: remove the underscores to reply Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor and literally save someone's life: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/
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