Ed Durrant wrote:
> Processors don't usually have plastic covering on them, so I think
> you've got a metal top. By the way, you shouldn't be touching it as
> the grease from your skin may affect heat transfer to the heatsink,
> but if you've done this already, one way to tell if something is
> metal or plastic is temperature. If (when not powered on) the top
> feels cold to the touch, it's probably metal, if it feels to be at 
> room temperature, it's probably a plastic coating. Metal can have a
> pinkish tint to it.

OK, my daughter thougt it was metal too.  Just as a general rant I sure 
do hate one set of instructions covering multiple installations.  It 
sure would be nice if my model had a film to say to remove it and if it 
did not don't even mention the film.

> Please make sure that you evenly place the heatsink compound over the
> whole of this metal area before applying the heatsink and once in
> place, do not remove the heatsink again - if you have to, you should
> remove all compound and put new compound in place. You may have a
> heatsink with the compound already applied to it, so this save a
> task, however again, if you MUST remove this later, you will need
> additional heatsink compound.

My fan/heatsink has the compond pre-applied.

> If heat transfer from the processor to the heatsink is not good, the
> processor  will simply cook and destroy itself in a matter of weeks !

Thats why I was concerned.

> Cheers/2
> 
> Ed.

Thanks,  Jim


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