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02-Jul-2009, 07:34 PM #1
Unhappy Solved: Some sort of evil liquid on my graphics card chip?
I opened up my laptop due to overheating issues, and noticed that something had gotten loose.
http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2493/...013778b3_b.jpg

At first I was kind of afraid my graphics card chip had melted or something, but it turned out to be some sort of glue that held that (what looks like copper?) plate in place. And I think that plate has something to do with helping with heat management (which explains why my card's been doing veritcal lines and I can't play my games anymore, I'd think).

Can someone confirm?
And what sort of glue would be safe for getting it back on?

Last edited by spineylamb : 02-Jul-2009 10:41 PM. Reason: Kinda figured something out, so rewording
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03-Jul-2009, 03:13 AM #2
try gorrila glue.it is what my most educated guess is.and yes,the copper plate is the heat managment because copper is a metal conduntor and can send heat through it easily.the ,"evil liquid," is possibly the after glue that melted.clean that old glue out as fast as possible or it may get in cracks or places you dont want and mabye crash your whole laptop. again,try gorrila glue.
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03-Jul-2009, 03:19 AM #3
Gorilla Glue is not good advice for attaching any heat sink. It is not a thermal conductor.
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03-Jul-2009, 08:55 AM #4
You need a product such as this;

http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_s...l_adhesive.htm

You can clean the old thermal compound off with denatured or high purity isopropyl alcohol.
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03-Jul-2009, 12:47 PM #5
Oh wow, thank you nuz kuddut, dustjay, and win2kpro

Alright, so my next course of action is to clean that stuff off (I guess this 70% isopropyl alcohol won't cut it, gotta get a higher one), and then get some of that arctic silver, put a layer on the.. um, I guess one side of the copper plate, and then stick that back on?

I hope that's right. Thanks again a ton guys! I hope that's enough to convince my BIOS that it's not dangerously hot in there... and to not have to be in Safe Mode use all the time!

Thanks again! much <3
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03-Jul-2009, 02:12 PM #6
Go the the Arctic Silver website, and there are specific instructions on how to use the thermal adhesive.

The chip and the heatsink have to be completely clean and dry before you apply the
thermal adhesive.
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03-Jul-2009, 05:58 PM #7
Best cleaner for things like this I have found is Denatured Alcohol. You can pick up a 1 pint can at any hardware store that also sells paint. It is not expensive either and will last a long time. Next bet is 91% Isopropyl Alcohol that you can pick up at just about any paharmacy. Good thing about the Denatured Alcohol is that it is great for removing sticker residue from anything except wood products. As it can also be a thinner for some types of finishes on antique wood products I also use it for that.
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06-Jul-2009, 12:13 AM #8
Thanks again guys.

I went and picked up ArctiClean 1 (thermal material remover) and 2 (thermal surface purifier), and a little thing of thermal compound.

Thing is, apparently I also needed either thermal tape or thermal adhesive to keep it all together. I kind of assumed they were the same thing. Man, I just can't win!
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06-Jul-2009, 06:31 AM #9
To attach a heatsink to a bridge chip you don't use both a thermal compound and a thermal adhesive.

Clean everything up you put thermal compound on, and just apply the thermal adhesive.
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06-Jul-2009, 04:13 PM #10
also gorilla glue is activated by water. probly not the best thing to be spreading all through something electronic. XD
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06-Jul-2009, 05:18 PM #11
Here is Arctic Silver THermal Adhesive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100005 Or you can use the Arctic Silver Alumina Adhesive http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835100013 I would recommend the Silver Adhesive
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08-Jul-2009, 10:24 PM #12
Well, since I found out I needed to have something to hold the chip in place (there's no latch or anything, it seemed to be thermal tape that held the plate and compound onto the chip...), I went and picked up some Arctic Alumina... like was linked to me.

However, after mixing the two tubes, then putting it on (hopefully correctly), and waiting 4 hours, nothing seems to have changed. And good grief, it seemed pretty stuck on there, so I feel like it's a little risky to try cleaning it off and trying again...

My friend says that I might've ruined my comp for running it without the heatsink on for a bit.
I hope it's not true! I made sure the internal temperature never went hotter than 50 degrees celcius.

My poor laptop!
Thank you though everyone.

Update: I tried doing a diskcheck, and now my laptop won't even go into safemode. The laptop's now tangled up in multiple complications I guess, but I appreciate everyone's help!

Last edited by spineylamb : 09-Jul-2009 05:03 PM. Reason: Didn't want to double post.
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