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hardware question: removing heatpaste	by swisscheese	2008-03-20 21:44:04
I've got my hands on some old PIII CPU's, (which may or may not be any good, but would be much better than my current 633Mhz) I'm told that I should be able to boot them long enough to get the BIOS flash-screen, (without needing to mount the heat-sink) to test whether they're OK. If I find one that's OK, I'll have to remove the old heat-paste crud, before using fresh. What's a good way to do this? Is nail-polish remover a suitable cleaner? Or do I need to try something else?
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Isopropyl alcohol, at least 90%	by rorajoey	2008-03-20 21:53:17
Isoproyl alcohol, hmmm...	by swisscheese	2008-03-20 22:07:07
Pure acetone will work, but nail polish removers	by rorajoey	2008-03-20 22:19:23
Good point. (n/t)	by swisscheese	2008-03-20 22:25:35
You can usually scrape it off (n/t)	by intrinsic	2008-03-20 22:04:58
Or melt it off with a soldering iron.	by hadji	2008-03-20 22:07:12
how well does that actually work? (n/t)	by swisscheese	2008-03-20 22:10:16
Works for me I use the edge of my student card ;o)	by intrinsic	2008-03-20 22:15:52
At work they just rub it off	by jiteo	2008-03-20 22:16:47
Thanks, all!	by swisscheese	2008-03-20 22:56:43

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