Motherboard has glue where the CPU mounts

[cmgreven]

Hey, I just got a new MSI P67 board, and there is this stupid sticker where the CPU is mounted. I tried to remove it carefully, but some of the glue residue is visible and still there. What would be the best method for removing this while ensuring no harm is done to the motherboard.

 

[TheGrapist]

Hey, I just got a new MSI P67 board, and there is this stupid sticker where the CPU is mounted. I tried to remove it carefully, but some of the glue residue is visible and still there. What would be the best method for removing this while ensuring no harm is done to the motherboard.

i'd say rubbing alcohol but i may be wrong 😉

 

[alaricljs]

Seeing as how this is your first post, are you sure you aren't just removing the sticker from the little black piece of plastic that goes over the pins on the CPU socket?

 

[gorcorps]

Seeing as how this is your first post, are you sure you aren't just removing the sticker from the little black piece of plastic that goes over the pins on the CPU socket?

That's what it is (I think), but the sticker leaves residue on the CPU mount. I know... I had the same problem with the same board. Why they put such a large and stupid sticker on an area that's going to be hot is beyond me. But anyway, I just scraped it off with my fingernails and an old credit card. There was still a bit left but it's really not going to be an issue. It's going to be covered with a heatsink which is designed to work with a paste anyway, so it's really not going to be a problem.

 

[alaricljs]

So the metal plate with the hole through the middle that holds down the edges of the cpu? Yeah, scrape what you can and then use a piece of serious tape to grab the rest.

 

[Harvey]

If alocohol doesn't work, you could try removing it with a cloth or paper towel moistened with Windex, which uses amonia, rather than alcohol. Be sure to remove any residual paper particulate and anything else left behind.