[Duo2400] 2400c G3 Card questions

[Gregg Eshelman]

--- Chuck Kenney <kenneyc at mac.com> wrote:
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> The card has a lot of thermal paste/grease on it as
> I received it.  I know
> that making a new layer is usually best for thermal
> transfer.  Do I need to
> apply thermal grease only on the G3 die itself, or
> across the entire block it is in, as well?

Only on the die itself because that's all the heatsink
contacts on the CPU, unless the CPU die is flush with
the rest of the package. If the compound is still
soft,
make sure it fully covers the die in a thin layer.
If it's hard, carefully scrape it off with a
fingernail
then carefully wipe with a soft cloth. Chips and
scratches can easily ruin these types of exposed die
CPUs. Apply the new compound with a fingertip in a
thin layer. The heatsink retention pressure and heat
from the CPU will mush it out evenly.

If you use electrically conductive compound like
Arctic Silver, you must be sure to not get it on
aything but the top of the CPU die.

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"You never have to repair or replace what you leave out of the design."
William "Bill" Powell Lear, inventor of the 8-Track tape and the Lear Jet.

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