My pentium PRO has glue all over it :(

[Maximilian]

Wat do?

Or rather how do i get this crap off? Isoproyl hasn't really worked, maybe chip at it with something?

Who the puts glue on a processor anyways... pfft.

 

[ElFenix]

heat sink was probably thermal glued on.

unless it's blocking something i wouldn't mess with it

 

[Cerb]

On the ceramic package part? Don't worry. It's not likely conductive or capacitive to any significant degree.

If there's glue on the surface that contacts the heatsink, maybe try acetone. If you do this, use paper towels or microfiber cloths, and wring or squeeze them out after even applying a wee little bit, so that you don't risk it dripping and causing damage.

 

[Maximilian]

Hmm i have no acetone

Im having mixed success with a disposable razor though.

 

[aigomorla]

go out to a hardware store and pick up some acetone.

Acetone goes yam yam to acrylic... which crazy glue is a form of.
So it will make things easier for you to scrape off once it goes yam yam.

 

[Weenoman]

go out to a hardware store and pick up some acetone.

Acetone goes yam yam to acrylic... which crazy glue is a form of.
So it will make things easier for you to scrape off once it goes yam yam.

I smile'd

 

[Fayd]

Hmm i have no acetone

Im having mixed success with a disposable razor though.

having the right solvent makes all the difference.

 

[Martimus]

go out to a hardware store and pick up some acetone.

Acetone goes yam yam to acrylic... which crazy glue is a form of.
So it will make things easier for you to scrape off once it goes yam yam.

True, I rubbed glue off my ex-GFs table with her professional nailpolish remover (which was acetone). The problem was that it also took the varnish and stain off that small part of the wood table, but it was still better than having a big pile of crazy glue on the kitchen table.

 

[tweakboy]

Acetone. Why oh why you foolin around with a P1 for ? Thats soo 20 years ago. lol

 

[AdamK47]

Acetone. Why oh why you foolin around with a P1 for ? Thats soo 20 years ago. lol

Pentium Pro. Not P1. Silly youngin.

 

[Cerb]

Acetone. Why oh why you foolin around with a P1 for ? Thats soo 20 years ago. lol

No, it was the best x86 CPU only 15 years ago.

NT 4 + dual Pentium Pro in '96-'98 = :awe:

 

[Maximilian]

Okay ive ordered acetone and some 2500 grit sandpaper to polish the kinda awful looking heat spreader. Ill post a pic once ive finished with it.

 

[Shawn]

No, it was the best x86 CPU only 15 years ago.

NT 4 + dual Pentium Pro in '96-'98 = :awe:

I remember my friends dad had a Pentium Pro running NT 4 and even though it looked just like Win95 none of my games worked on his computer.

 

[aigomorla]

Okay ive ordered acetone and some 2500 grit sandpaper to polish the kinda awful looking heat spreader. Ill post a pic once ive finished with it.

dont even need sp..

1. Wear gloves.. acetone is nasty stuff, and the smell stays forever almost.

2. Soak acetone on cotton swab.

3. Put swab on glue residue.

Soak Glue residue, and then gently use a razor and just scratch it off.

You will notice the acetone going "yam yam" when the glue residue starts turing whitish opaque... meaning if its clear, it will start tinting white.

then you know its going to be easy to scrape off.

I smile'd

lol its a watercooling expression we use.

Because acetone and alcohol does exactly what it means on acrylic..
Yam yam yam... then it drys out and cracks and leaks.. and then your going wah wah wah....

 

[nonameo]

Did you think about just getting another ppro off ebay or something?

 

[aigomorla]

Did you think about just getting another ppro off ebay or something?

its a gold ppro!! lol..

u know how rare those guys are?

 

[nonameo]

its a gold ppro!! lol..

u know how rare those guys are?

nope

 

[Maximilian]

Did you think about just getting another ppro off ebay or something?

Its from the bay

 

[Cerb]

I just put a little acetone on paper towel, squeeze it, and rub. If there's one thing I'm afraid of, it's drops of acetone going places I don't want them.

 

[Shawn]

why pentium pro?

 

[nenforcer]

why pentium pro?

Tech gangstaz put them on necklaces nowadays like when you would steal a hood ornament from a car in the 80's and wear it around your neck.

 

[OS]

lol srs is this going to your personal museum or something?

 

[ViRGE]

why pentium pro?

Doesn't everyone have a classic CPU collection? The PPro is the grandfather of all modern x86 CPUs; to call it historically significant is an understatement.

 

[davmat787]

Wat do?

Or rather how do i get this crap off? Isoproyl hasn't really worked, maybe chip at it with something?

Who the puts glue on a processor anyways... pfft.

Out of curiousity, is it the 60 or 66mhz version? The PPro in its day was incredible compared to the regular procs. Dual proc setups (which meant dual socket mobos in the day) for NT were great workstations. Hard to compare the PPro in todays markets. Maybe Itaniums?

Remember the Pentium II Overdrives?

 

[davmat787]

Tech gangstaz put them on necklaces nowadays like when you would steal a hood ornament from a car in the 80's and wear it around your neck.

lol Exactly! And us OG's even have the DX math coprocessors for our 386/SX 25 mhz procs. NEVER mess with a dude that has a math coprocessor or overdrive chip on the necklace. :ninja: