How do I apply thermal grease.....

[cgm3]

I'm suposed to apply the grease only to the area where the P4 is going to make contact........how do I tell?

also will the grease dry?.....if so How do I remove the heatsink with out ripping out my p4?

 

[OulOat]

You can apply thermal grease and remove thermal grease by shouting at it. Just remember to make the following face when shouting ... :|

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

I'm suposed to apply the grease only to the area where the P4 is going to make contact........

over the whole top of the heat spreader(metal piece) with a light layer.

also will the grease dry?.....

Good ones like Arctic silver should not. the cheap'o radio shack stuff might.

if so How do I remove the heatsink with out ripping out my p4?

Just pull it off...You will not rip out the P4, They are pretty industructible.

 

[GonzoDaGr8]

Originally posted by: OulOat
You can apply thermal grease and remove thermal grease by shouting at it. Just remember to make the following face when shouting ... :|

I'll have to try that sometime. 😉

 

[IRJack]

Artic Silver's instruction page here.

 

[brucehao]

Just apply a really small amount of thermal paste on the surface of the heatspreader... like a 2mm by 2mm drop. Then take a knife and spread it over the entire surface like you would butter over bread. Make sure that the thermal paste does not seep over the edge of the heatspreader.

 

[godmare]

Originally posted by: GonzoDaGr8

Originally posted by: OulOat
You can apply thermal grease and remove thermal grease by shouting at it. Just remember to make the following face when shouting ... :|

I'll have to try that sometime. 😉

Yeah, shouting always helps, especially if you're having a hardware problem 😉 If you are having problems, then your computer should know it is being bad.
AS3 instructions.
Arctic Silver shouldn't dry ever, and the cheap crap will just get pasty- not damageful to the cpu if you take it off.