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  1. 07-19-2003, 02:24 PM #1
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    Question What is the best way to take the thermal pad off of my xp 2500+

    I have a xp 2500+ and I have been using the thermal pad solution but I am getting a new motherboard and need to know what to use to clean the pad of the processor and my retail heatsink.The bottom of my heatsink is copper too fyi.
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  2. 07-19-2003, 02:41 PM #2
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    rubbing alcohol and some kind of cloth i believe is most reccomended.

    I use q-tips...
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  4. 07-19-2003, 06:01 PM #4
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    70% isopropyl alcohol should be fine, but if you want less residue and more effective cleaning action, get the highest purity alcohol you can get, which is around 90% I believe.
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    Scrap the bulk of it off with a credit card. Then use some Carborator Cleaner (acetone works well too) and an old t-shirt to get the last of it off. The trick is to use something that leaves no residue behind (rubbing alcohol leaves lanolin behind and Q-Tips can leave fibers behind).
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    razor blade and kleenex
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    Originally posted by fbs1992
    razor blade and kleenex
    NOOOO! Use a LINT-FREE cloth. Kleenex is almost the exact opposite and it will leave a lot of crap on your CPU. Use a lense cleaning cloth if you have one, they work really good.
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    razor blade and kleenex-You will scratch copper on a heatsink for sure with that,and I would not even think about using it on a cpu core.
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