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Author:	Mike=GCHQ= [ Tue Aug 22, 2006 6:56 pm ]
Post subject:	how to safely store my components
i have ordered my motherboard to be RMA'd after coming to the conclusion it's got a fault with firewire, and probly other faults. Therefore i need to disassemble my pc which is a pain in the arse, and keep the parts safe from being damaged and getting dusty etc.. so.. I know where i'm putting my graphics card and Ram, but i'm not too sure what to do with the CPU when i do take that out, i can't remember how it was kept safe in its original packaging question is.... will it be alrite just sat on a plastic package in a small cardboard box for a few weeks or does it need an anti static bag? (asking this as i'm not sure how sensitive they are to damage) i'm more worried about the pins getting damaged when removing it from the mobo. o that and, will i need some special glue to stick the heatsink back on top of the processor when the new mobo arrives? (tips for removing heatsinks on an AM2 board also welcome)

Author:	GeneralPublic=GCHQ= [ Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:46 pm ]
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Ideally keep it in an antistatic bag, or even better you can push it into antistatic foam to protect the pins. You will need new paste when refitting the heatsink.

Author:	Krusk [ Tue Aug 22, 2006 10:40 pm ]
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and when taking it out you wont damage it. when you lift the lever up it just comes out very easily. also clean both the heatsink and cpu with something like a credit card before re-applying new paste.

Author:	corned_beef [ Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:11 am ]
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Right before you take everything apart, turn you PC on for a bit, this will make the CPU warm, and in turn the thermal paste warm. Then you can gently pull the heatsink off, turning it a little from side to side. You will need to buy some more thermal paste, arctic silver 5 being the best. All you have to do is put just under the size of a ball bearing in the center of the CPU, then you can put on the heatsink and it will spread it. The CPU normally comes in just a plastic casing thing if i can remember (AMD's that is), and the heatspreader keeps it from being too sensitive. What you really need to worry about is bending the pins, so just put it somewhere safe, even ontop of a dry kitchen sponge or something. Thats how my old OEM processor was delivered, sandwiched between sponge in a small cardboard box.

Author:	elbow=GCHQ= [ Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:06 am ]
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lil cotten buds and a bit of white spirit cleans the top beaut (do that before, gives it a chance to dry) then the tiniest amount (i'd use smaller than a ball bearing) of paste, spread it with an old card and whack the heatsink on as for the rest, just dig up some old antistatic bags....

Author:	Chips=GCHQ= [ Wed Aug 23, 2006 10:28 am ]
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I take it you are sending the current Mobo back then - otherwise I'd just leave it all as it is for now. As for storage, as long as nothing forces down on the bits, it should be fine. You can put these things in protective foam, anti static bags etc - but where is the static most likely to come from in the first place? As long as it's safe (ie not going to get moved about, bashed, slide etc) then plonk em all into a box and leave them under the bed. As for dust, your comp probabily blows more dust into the components than it'll accumulate over a few weeks, and dust can easily be removed as well. All the protective stuff is nice, but not necessary if it's stored in a cool, dry, non moving area (ie not moved, not having stuff put around it etc). After all, when it's in the PC it is still in contact with that same air... same dust... etc.

Author:	Mike=GCHQ= [ Wed Aug 23, 2006 12:13 pm ]
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yep the motherboard thanks guys for the tips am about to have a go

Author:	Mike=GCHQ= [ Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:31 pm ]
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i did it, easier than i anticipated hopefully nothing damaged in process what was most annoying was that when i first installed the mobo, screwing it in to the case, some of the screws i used were the wrong ones, even though they look identical from the top, the threads are different underneath and so they get stuck very easily and they are a bitch to get out. o and how do you clean the inside of a heatsink? safe to wet and leave to dry? i know you already said a card - presumably for just the paste though will be another few weeks before i get a motherboard back i bet hopefully no more than 3,4 weeks at most.. but i bet it will be 5-6.

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