TIM Problem...

[Bokranator]

Hi guys and gals i have a problem...

i cant seem to get all the TIM off a cpu and i was wondering what household items i could use... common sense told me water is a no go so erm help?

[Hitman]

Isopropyl Rubbing Alcohol, and a cotton ball, then blow off the left over fibers with a can of air. For thicker pastes scrap it off first with something like a credit card.

[simple_inhibition]

rubbing alcohol and coffee filters. i have a bottle of 92% rubbing alcohol and it works pretty well. 70% will work, it just wont dry as fast (not that i ever wait for it to dry, i wipe it off with a clean coffee filter)

[Bokranator]

The credit card worked like a charm however...

Now the screen isnt showing any picture when i boot up the comp. Should i clear the cmos jumpers if so with what?

[gvblake22]

Originally Posted by Bokranator

Now the screen isnt showing any picture when i boot up the comp. Should i clear the cmos jumpers if so with what?

Double check your monitor cables and make sure everything is connected correctly. Also check to make sure the video card is seated properly and any power connectors for the video card are fully connected. Do you get any beeps from the motherboard? Do the fans and drives spin up?

[theburan]

Sounds like the cpu got left unplugged... that's what normally causes that problem for me.

[azianai]

and also check the pins on the CPU to make sure they aren't bent

[[Dr. V]]

And if they are bent (if you haven't already done this), make sure you DON'T FORCE IT INTO THE SOCKET. That's the worst.

[Bokranator]

ok... well since i can post this reply WE HAVE ALL SYSTEMS GO thanks guys. I actually dont know what it was since i did unplug the cpu power and the graphics card was a tad out... but its all a ok now. Now i must get a replacement os disc from microsoft to start phase 2 of the build :)

Again thank you all.

[Hitman]

Good to hear you got it all worked out.