<div dir="ltr">btw can i start using the pc as soon as i apply the thermal..do i need to wait for it to dry ...........? sorry ignorant fool/ noob here! <br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 2:12 PM, Neil Greenwood <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:neil.greenwood.lug@gmail.com">neil.greenwood.lug@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="im">On 4 October 2010 13:55, javadayaz <<a href="mailto:javadayaz@gmail.com">javadayaz@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br> > would the thermal gel really be exhausted after a few years...wasnt long ago<br> > when i applied it, it seems.<br> > I hope this will solve the problem.<br> ><br> <br> </div>It's unlikely to be 'exhausted'.<br> <br> The main problem is likely to be dust, etc. in the heatsink or the<br> fan. Taking the heatsink off the chip (perhaps in order to clean it)<br> can leave air bubbles in the thermal compound - air in this situation<br> acts as a brilliant heat insulator, which is less than ideal...<br> <br> Removing and re-applying the thermal compound ensures that the<br> conductivity between chip and heatsink is a good way to help exclude<br> the air bubbles and any other contaminants that could interfere in the<br> cooling.<br> <br> <br> Cofion/Regards,<br> Neil.<br> <font color="#888888"><br> --<br> </font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><a href="mailto:ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com">ubuntu-uk@lists.ubuntu.com</a><br> <a href="https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk" target="_blank">https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-uk</a><br> <a href="https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/" target="_blank">https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UKTeam/</a><br> </div></div></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br><div dir="ltr">Regards<div><br></div><div>Javad</div></div><br> </div>