what can i use ?

[dave_c]

hi guys , had to replace motherboard on my pc , took old one out after stripping it , and replaced all on new one , powered up fine , then after about 30 seconds shut down , after a while of trying to fig out what could be wrong , dawned on me i had not put therm paste on , so my quest is what can i use to get rid of the old therm paste before applying fresh , thanks in advance , will answer to any replies asap as will be at work

 

[dar1437]

Isopropyl alcohol and a vigorous rub?

 

[dave_c]

cheers will see if can find somewere to obtain from

 

[Kryton]

cheers will see if can find somewere to obtain from

It's pretty easy to come by.
Superdrug sell surgical spirit (Isopropyl alcohol) cheap.
Boots also..

 

[chookey]

If your wife has nail varnish remover that will also do the trick.

 

[Kryton]

If your wife has nail varnish remover that will also do the trick.

Aslong as it does not contain Acetone.

Quoted from Overclockers.

Acetone, even pure, leaves a residue. And can also be detrimental to certain chips. It also melts most plastics. (Acetone is a large part of nail varnish remover).
However, TIM cleaner and Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA or Isopropanol) does not. Both can be used safely on a CPU, and can be found in most drug stores and supermarkets

 

[dar1437]

Even Meths should suffice

 

[chookey]

Aslong as it does not contain Acetone.

Quoted from Overclockers.

I used it because it contained Acetone
Worked great as a pcb cleaner too but I would only use on lacquered boards.

 

[Tamarc]

Arctic Silver ArctiClean Thermal Material Remover & Surface Purifier 60ml Kit original version : Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo

Something like that..!
Not to expensive and will last a few good repastes.

 

[dave_c]

used some noctua cleaning wipes , seemed to do job , put on paste , switched and no shutting down , now only prob i have is put in new hdd , switches on says windows loading files , goes to the screen for language , then restore to fact default , then erases all data on drive c , then when gets to copying temp files it says insufficent space on the disk for the temporary files required for the operation , did notice on one of the screens it said partition size 0.0gb

 

[spud1966]

If you're doing a fresh installation check the size of the portions ?

Just delete them if you have a few and make 1 partition

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[dave_c]

it dose'nt get as far as asking where to install , other than that its a new drive so shouldnt really have any partions on it

 

[spud1966]

Have you got the correct version of windows for your new motherboard 32 or 64 bit ect

 

[dave_c]

its a motherboard for an acer x3400 which is what the pc is . the one i got is a refresh board cant remember what the one was in it before . just trying to use recovery disk to reinstall win 7 .

 

[spud1966]

did notice on one of the screens it said partition size 0.0gb

I would use a proper windows 7 not the recovery one and start from scratch m8

Windows 7 ISO

You will need a flash drive and use Rufus to make a Bootle windows

Hope you have a old pc nocking about to do that

Is your Bios picking up your hard drive ?

 

[dave_c]

did notice on one of the screens it said partition size 0.0gb

I would use a proper windows 7 not the recovery one and start from scratch m8

Windows 7 ISO

You will need a flash drive and use Rufus to make a Bootle windows

Hope you have a old pc nocking about to do that

Is your Bios picking up your hard drive ?

yes the bios and boot manager are seeing the drive . will see if can obtain a gen version as pc did not come shipped with one . no dont have spare pc

 

[dave_c]

eventually got it sorted the old board was not recognising files on drive so scouted around got a board that was same as orig board put drive in and all worked fine , cheers for help guys . do have a nother prob but will start a diff thread