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New CPU with AMD heatsink/fan. I put it on a duff motherboard so it had to come off and I'm about to put it on another mobo.
I couldn't take off the SempronCPU+HSF "in one piece" because the lever to remove the CPU is tucked away under the heatsink, so they had to come off separately. I read Arctic Silver's instructions and bought acetone to clean the existing thermal compound off both items, but now that I'm about to re-paste (with much trepidation, have never done it before) I've read the instructions right thru to the end and it says:
"If you use acetone to clean, finish off with isopropyl alcohol"...
which I don't have. Do I have to? It will delay me considerably
clemenzina
I couldn't take off the SempronCPU+HSF "in one piece" because the lever to remove the CPU is tucked away under the heatsink, so they had to come off separately. I read Arctic Silver's instructions and bought acetone to clean the existing thermal compound off both items, but now that I'm about to re-paste (with much trepidation, have never done it before) I've read the instructions right thru to the end and it says:
"If you use acetone to clean, finish off with isopropyl alcohol"...
which I don't have. Do I have to? It will delay me considerably
clemenzina