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Hello,
I am glad I decided to investigate why the DreamPC from 2006 failed to work.
It`s motherboard was replaced some time ago with a backup
motherboard and it had little usage. A couple of days ago it failed to boot
and started beeping non stop.
Today I investigated thoroughly and broke down the entire PC and I
made a discovery:
Artic Silver 5 leaked from the processor heatspread onto the motherboard.
This could potentially be the problem and could potentially be
causing a short circuit. Maybe it`s also the cause of the strange smell
(maybe artic silver 5 causing short circuit on PCB and smell is from
PCB/hotspot), though I believe the smell might be coming from slightly open
capacitators.
I have made a quick little video about it so you can see it with
your own eyes, plus some pictures.
Let me know your thoughts on this discovery:
Some further questions:
1. How to best clean Artic Silver 5 from the motherboard/PCB ?
2. Do you believe the motherboard will work again ?
(The processor still has to be further investigated/the heatsink
removed to see if there is more artic silver 5 leakage. Potentially the
CPU might be dead because of it.)
3. I believed Artic Silver 5 was non-conductive ?! I am wrong, is
it conductive ?!?
4. Can Artic Silver 5 become conductive if it heats up a lot ?
5. Can Artic Silver 5 become conductive over time ? Maybe
contaminated ?! Or structure changed because of heat ?
6. Does Artic Silver 5 have an experiration date ?
(One optional question: New CPU cooler from Noctua comes with it`s
own thermal paste interface material, any idea if it`s any good ?)
Youtube Video Link:
https://youtu.be/ZkGKNMIm9E0
Picture Folder Link:
http://skybuck.org/Hardware/DreamPC2006/ArticSilver5Leakage2023/
Best Picture Link:
http://skybuck.org/Hardware/DreamPC2006/ArticSilver5Leakage2023/DreamPC2006Artic
Silver5Leakage0BestPicture.JPG
Some dark spots can be seen on the artic silver 5, it looks burned.
Glad I did not touch that part (to keep evidence), on the left
side I did touch it, little finger bulge/cave visible.
Bye for now,
Skybuck.
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