did i read somewhere?

[hardw1re]

i cant remember where it was i read this, if i did or not. but with an AMD 64 system, it is possible to seal it up using Dialetic grease and not seal string?

earlier this evening i was trying to take apart the parts sitting around the cpu. got the back off fine, got the evap head off fine, but the bit sitting over around the cpu it self is so tightly stuck to the board with seal string that i had trouble removing it, and i actually caught one of them really really tiny components on the board, you know those tiny 1mm thingys (diode? or summit) and it came off, so i thought oh bugga i've fooked my mobo. decided to put it all back together and it works! although before i put it together i'd used a flatmates pc to order a new motherboard and a new 64-bit venice core cpu. so i am still gonna transfer across to that mobo specially if this board does start playing up, but to stop summit like this happening again, if i use the tiniest bit of seal string just to make full contact with the motherboard, and use dialetic grease to help seal it all inside from air will that still work good?

 

[hardw1re]

oh and i have worked out what that component is linnked too... my number pad doesnt work, when i press keys on it it starts opening programs and minimising programs and stuff. its kinda scary!! (well i think its caused by that!)

 

[maverik-sg1]

I would not use any grease as a sealer, just as a coating for pretected parts.

If I had to use an alternative it would be neoprene foam or something similar cut to size. Thats what Asetek use on the vapochill.

The big advantage seal string has, is that it provides the best seal for the freezer head - I think they call it hermetically sealed

Having took apart and reseated more kits than I ever wanted to, on trick I learned was to but the board in the airing cupboard or use a warm air setting on a hair drier to help prepare the seal string for some movemement.

Granted the stuff stretches everywhere, but it makes it easier to remove and less likely that components are gonna come off during the process.

One of the things that we have to do when we are removing CPU kits is TAKE OUR TIME.

Hope this helps.

Cheers

MAv

 

[Phil Stanbridge]

The easiest way to remove seal string is to roll a ball of it in your hand, and remove it with that. Its simple and effective.

 

[hardw1re]

cool. thank you very much guyz for the info. i've only ever opened it up one other time and that was in january i think and i cant even remember how i opened itthat time! ummm, hmmm i dont have a hair dryer, and i live in student halls, so no airing cupboard... (im fooked! lol) so its like with blue tac (well not the same) but i notice that the more you play with blue tac in your fingers the more it breaks apart, i take it seal string is similar to heat, streches apart easier? ok, well i think your right about the being pateint part, so yeah i'll be alot more careful from now on and thank you so much guyz for the information again this is the best place to come too