How do I take out arctic alumina??

SantiMun · 05-21-04, 11:27 AM

I added a heatsink fan to my radeon 9100 and I think I F'ed up cause now I keep getting VPU recover messages. I'm going to start all over, but I need to know how do I get that arctic alumina off. I now its really hard but I heard if you put your card in a freezer the stuff should unstick. If that happens is it also safe to sand off all that alumina with a Dremel tool??

Nebulous · 05-21-04, 11:40 AM

Artic Alumina? The thermal goop or the epoxy? If it's the epoxy you can forget it. Once that stuff dries and hardens there's noway of getting it off short of ripping the piece off and killing the card.

I hate to say it, but if it is the epoxy stuff, your S.O.L.

SantiMun · 05-21-04, 11:53 AM

Damn it is the epoxy. So the fridge theory is not true??

05-21-04, 11:27 AM	Thread Starter #1
SantiMun Member Join Date: May 2004	How do I take out arctic alumina?? I added a heatsink fan to my radeon 9100 and I think I F'ed up cause now I keep getting VPU recover messages. I'm going to start all over, but I need to know how do I get that arctic alumina off. I now its really hard but I heard if you put your card in a freezer the stuff should unstick. If that happens is it also safe to sand off all that alumina with a Dremel tool??
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05-21-04, 11:40 AM	#2
Nebulous Señor Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Empire State	Artic Alumina? The thermal goop or the epoxy? If it's the epoxy you can forget it. Once that stuff dries and hardens there's noway of getting it off short of ripping the piece off and killing the card. I hate to say it, but if it is the epoxy stuff, your S.O.L. __________________ <MEGA-O> Gigabyte Z77X-UD4H / i5 3570K@ 4.5Ghz 16GB GSKILL Sniper F3-17000CL11D-8GBSR XSPC Rasa Black / RX360 / MCP-655 / MCRes OCZ Vertex III SSD 120GB / 2x Seagates 500GB~Raid-0 Diamond 7870PE52GDD Ghz Edition HD 7870+H80 Sony AD-7220S / Lite On LH-16A1S SilverStone Zeus ZM1350 1350w CM Cosmos 1000 / Win7 Pro x64 Samsung LN40A550 40" HD TV ** Under TITLE II, SECTION 210.340 it is legal to overclock **
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05-21-04, 11:53 AM	Thread Starter #3
SantiMun Member Join Date: May 2004	Damn it is the epoxy. So the fridge theory is not true??
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