On May 27, 2010, at 1:05 PM, wren wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm in the middle of surgery now. So far so good. Just removed the > heat sink. When I flipped it over, I expected to see some copper > contacts like the ones pictures on the generic ifixit heat sink. > However, there are none. It does have a black square that looks like > it was in contact with the processor, however, there is no residue > from previous paste on it. Is this what I'm supposed to see? I > expected to see copper and a lot of residue to scrape off. When I get > to the stage of re-assembly, do I simply add the paste onto that small > black square that contacts the processor? It is about 1-1/2 cm wide, > I'd guess. Thought I better ask before I get that far - in case no one > is near their computer instantly. > > So far, so good. > Yes just on the square and very thin, i clean both surfaces with alcohol fisrt and be sure it's dry. One other thing if the contact portion on the heatsink appears to be a somewhat soft material skip the paste. Use the paste on hard metalic surfaces.:-)
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