Cause of death?

[The_Other_One]

I was ripping apart a computer given to me to repair when I noticed this... Initially I considered doing the heatgun repair as the nVidia chipsets from the era tend to overheat/warp/screw up... Has anyone ever seen this thermal paste...stuff run like this? I'm beginning to wonder if the chipset actually cooked itself rather than started warping.

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Just returned from toasting the board as I've been doing to get this Compaq running again. Unfortunately this computer still won't go, so I guess it'll be used for parts.

 

[linkin]

that can't be good... try the heatgun method and stick some AS5 or something on there.

 

[The_Other_One]

that can't be good... try the heatgun method and stick some AS5 or something on there.

I did and there was no change. I think it gone (or there's another problem). And just for the heck of it I brought my little IR thermometer down with me. The board hit 430*C while I heated it.

 

[Analizer]

It looks like there is a sweet melted and stuck into the processor and the socket

 

[ganzey]

i dont get it, whats that peice of crap off to the side?

 

[The_Other_One]

i dont get it, whats that peice of crap off to the side?

That is the thermal pad put on the heatsink. It melted and oozed over to one size.

 

[ganzey]

ahh

 

[tossy]

I also faced the same problem....Heatgun method will help you.

 

[NCspecV81]

looks like jelly.