From owner-freebsd-alpha Sun Aug 1 1:32:13 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-alpha@freebsd.org Received: from herring.nlsystems.com (nlsys.demon.co.uk [158.152.125.33]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D601414F2C for ; Sun, 1 Aug 1999 01:32:10 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from dfr@nlsystems.com) Received: from salmon.nlsystems.com (salmon.nlsystems.com [10.0.0.3]) by herring.nlsystems.com (8.9.3/8.8.8) with ESMTP id JAA13966; Sun, 1 Aug 1999 09:31:50 +0100 (BST) (envelope-from dfr@nlsystems.com) Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 09:31:50 +0100 (BST) From: Doug Rabson To: Chuck Robey Cc: FreeBSD-Alpha Subject: Re: Installing the heatsink In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-freebsd-alpha@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, 31 Jul 1999, Chuck Robey wrote: > My alpha came with a heatsink that has what seems to be a thin lead > gasket, between the processor and the heatsink itself. I've never used > one before; I've always used silicone grease. > > Does anyone know if I should use that gasket, and (if so) how should I > think use the silicone grease (if at all)? Is there any rule of thumb > about tightening down those two bolts that connect the heatsink to the > processor? Use the grafoil pad and make sure you don't touch it with your fingers since it will damage the pad. Don't use any additional grease either. I tightened the nuts by hand rather than using a torque wrench but (as Peter mentioned), be careful since they are fragile. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-alpha" in the body of the message