Re: [SOLVED] [OT] how to clean grime off old computer MB?
On Mon, Mar 10, 2008 at 10:12:30AM -0400, Brian McKee wrote:
> On 9-Mar-08, at 1:33 PM, Kevin Buhr wrote:
> >"Douglas A. Tutty" <dtutty@porchlight.ca> writes:
> >>
> >>I have a couple of new-to-me old computers. They've been well
> >>used in
> >>what looks like a normal office environment and they're a bit grimey
> >>inside; not just dust that blows away. I figure that I should clean
> >>that off so the dust doesn't act like a thermal insulator but I'm
> >>unsure
> >>what to use, since air alone isn't doing it. I don't want to remove
> >>e.g. the CPU from its socket. (P-133, socket 7).
> >
> >As another take on the issue, there's also such a thing as leaving
> >well enough alone.
>
> A definite +1 on this for me.
>
> A P-133 just doesn't generate that much heat....
> Clean the fans and the heat sink and leave it alone.
OK, that's what I'll do.
I did check with rubbing alcohol and it does remove the gunk off the
ceramic top serface of the chips (figured that was a safe spot to test),
looking closer, the board PC board surface itself isn't too bad
(boundary layer flow?) whereas the fans are worse.
I'll leave the heatsinks attached to the CPU, remove the fans and run a
damp alcohol cloth through the heat-sink tines.
Thanks all for your accumulated wisdom.
Doug.
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