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Antman said:

I'm serious. The binding agent for the dust is most likely an oil.

That makes perfect sense.

TGSoldier said:

an update.. im sitting here with my flat head screw driver literrally DIGGING at chunks of what i thought were dust on the heatsink...

The compressed air couldn't take it out.. it's so damn hard.. its like.. frozen dust.. HAHHA

You've been assimilated

lol@ all responses.. cleaned that **** out yo!

now just time to put it back together.. I hate this part.. i lose alot of screws

TGSoldier said:

lol@ all responses.. cleaned that **** out yo!

now just time to put it back together.. I hate this part.. i lose alot of screws

i hear that, yo! i recommend sitting a table with one of them table protectors and work over a white pillowcase. magnets are handy little tools too

Well that's over with.. yay :)

mickey megabyte said:

i always worry a little when using a magnetic screwdriver near my hard-drive.

should i be worried?

i personally wouldn't touch any components with a magnetic anything but that isn't to say the area in which u worked cannot be scoured with a magnet afterward.

TGSoldier said:

Well that's over with.. yay :)

result?

Tried and true techniques !!