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What do you need to remember about thermal grease after replacing an amd processor?
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∙ 11y ago
You need to clean it off the old processor in case you ever decide to use it again, and you need to apply a little bit to the new processor before you install the heat-sink and fan.
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What is the purpose of the thermal compound placed on top of the processor?
Thermal compound or grease helps disapate the heat from your CPU to where the fan can exhaust it to the outside.
How do I grease a timing belt?
The last thing you want to do is apply grease to a timing belt. If the belt is noisy it needs replacing or the tension-er needs replacing.
What goes between a CPU and heat sink?
Heatsink compount or special heat pad. The reason for this is to form a tight thermal bond between the processor (CPU = Central Processing Unit) and heatsink for the best transfer of heat away from the CPU.
What year was grease the movie filmed?
Grease was filmed in 1978 remember GREASE IS THE WORD
My PC sometimes will not turn on but the led light and fan are on i tired to re apply a thermal grease in the CPU it works ok after that but when i shut it off for a hour it still have the same?
Just check if the heat sink is making a good contact and tied properly to the processor. Is it is still not fixing the problem it can be some thing else other than the thermal problem. - Neeraj Sharma
Why is my universal joint squeaking?
Because it needs grease. If it squeaks or clicks or makes noise it needs replacing. OEM ones may not have a grease fitting, replacements normally do.
How do you lubricate the drive shaft of a 2006 Toyota Tundra?
If its a 4WD (2WD does not have zerk grease fittings), there are several zerk fittings on both drivelines that need grease every 15k miles. also inspect boots, as I found my front driveline slip joint boot was damaged and needs replacing (fun not!) Grease until you see grease being pushed out of u joints a little. safely put car in neutral and Jackstands and spin driveline to find all of them, there are at least six that I remember.
What computer objects use thermal paste?
Thermal paste (thermal compound, thermal grease, silicone grease, heat paste, heat sink compound, heat sink paste, etc.) is used between high power solid state components and their heatsinks to increase the thermal conductivity between the component and the heatsink, thereby better cooling those components. Some high power solid state components in a computer that might require thermal paste are: power supply voltage regulators, graphics processing units (GPU), microprocessors, microprocessor support chips, etc.
How do you know if computer chip is bad on desk top computer?
I am guessing that you are talking about the CPU or another name is the processor. You can replace the fan on the desktop, because that fan might not work correctly or you can have someone who works with computers replace the thermal grease paste compound touching the processor and the heat sink. One more thing you can do is replace or add ram to make the desktop go faster without doing the other steps or if you would like to keep the desktop for a while do all three. Processors don't really go bad, it is usually the components working with the processor.
What should I do after replacing the trans axle on my 2004 Honda Civic I took it for a test ride it was making a click noise I checked it out and found out that the grease fitting on the ball joint wa?
I assume the grease fittings are contacting the aftermarket wheels. Remove the grease fittings and install plugs in their place.
Is silica gel a good heat thermal conductor?
No, silica gel is a gritty sand like material used to absorb water and thus keep humidity down in sensitive devices.Perhaps (considering your misspelling) you were thinking of silicone grease. Yes, silicone grease is a white colored sticky synthetic grease with good thermal conduction properties that is applied between a high wattage component and a heatsink. It is not as good a thermal conductor as metal, but is used primarily to prevent voids between the component and the heatsink which would cause hotspots.If a truly good thermal conductor is needed between a component and the heatsink, silver filled epoxy would be the best material.
How do you get the boot all the way down on the spark plug when replacing wires on a 2001 Olds Alero 4-cylinder?
Use silicon grease.
