On 6/24/03 8:18 PM, "doce" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into the Cybertrough:
> On Tuesday, June 24, 2003, at 07:13 PM, Kyle Hansen wrote: > >> On 6/24/03 8:06 PM, "Donald Keenan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Spew into >> the >> Cybertrough: >> >>> I don't have a flat panel iMac and I have to laugh when I think about >>> Small Dog guiding through replacing the bad RAM in my Flower Power...I >>> was sure I'd hurt it! >>> But that said...thermal paste? Removing the screws breaks a glued seal >>> or something like that? >> >> Yes. There is a heat transfer seal that is broken when you remove the >> bottom. You need to put thermal grease on the contacts when you put >> it back >> together. A lot of people ignore that step...then their machine fries. > > remove the old paste first! > Well duh! I usually just spit on the contacts and then slam it back together. Thermal grease is for sissies. Just kidding. I actually take an alcohol wipe and clean the contacts and re-apply thermal grease during reassembly. -- Kyle H. Hansen "It's Always darkest... right before it gets totally black." -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
