I recently replaced my CPU's thermal compound and cleaned the dust out of my computer. After I plugged my computer back in, it booted straight to windows, but then shut off on its own. After trying to turn it back on, all the fans started up (Heat sink fan, case fan, and GPU fans), but revved at full power. The computer then shut itself back off in under 20 seconds. It repeated this process twice. I then waited a little longer, turned it back on, and windows prompted me to boot in startup repair mode. I did, but then the computer shut off again.
While changing the thermal paste, I did not remove the CPU or any component aside from the heat sink and the case fan for cleaning. I used an anti-static wrist band bonded to my PSU every time I was in the case. I double checked the wiring, and it is all set (and if it wasn't, I wouldn't expect my computer to post and boot straight to windows the first time it turned on).
I used arctic silver 5 thermal paste. I followed their directions online for my CPU, using a rice sized bit of compound on the center of my CPU and tinted the bottom of my heat sink.
My computer is an upgraded version of the HP Pavilion Elite HPE 400-y, with a 3gb GTX 1060 (yes, I know cpu throttling. I was expecting to have the money to use it in a different build by now) and Thermaltake smart series 500 watt PSU. The CPU is the AMD Phenom II 4x 945. The rest of the parts, if needed are listed on this website:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02481314
I suspect that I applied the thermal paste wrong. Would this be correct, and if so, what should I do next time to ensure that I do it correct? And if not, what else could cause this issue and what should I do?
Things I think I could have done wrong:
1) Since it has been over 7 years since anyone removed the heat sink in this computer, I had to run it under water to get all of the dust out. I made sure it was dry before putting it back together, but water and short circuiting may be an issue
2) I didn't have a coffee filter or lens cleaning cloth available, so I improvised with tissues to clean off the old thermal compound.
3) I am a little twitchy, and as such I accidentally smeared the heatsink while reinstalling it. It was by accidentally rotating it about 45 degrees clockwise, and intentionally rotating it to get it back in place.
Thanks in advance for help.
While changing the thermal paste, I did not remove the CPU or any component aside from the heat sink and the case fan for cleaning. I used an anti-static wrist band bonded to my PSU every time I was in the case. I double checked the wiring, and it is all set (and if it wasn't, I wouldn't expect my computer to post and boot straight to windows the first time it turned on).
I used arctic silver 5 thermal paste. I followed their directions online for my CPU, using a rice sized bit of compound on the center of my CPU and tinted the bottom of my heat sink.
My computer is an upgraded version of the HP Pavilion Elite HPE 400-y, with a 3gb GTX 1060 (yes, I know cpu throttling. I was expecting to have the money to use it in a different build by now) and Thermaltake smart series 500 watt PSU. The CPU is the AMD Phenom II 4x 945. The rest of the parts, if needed are listed on this website:
https://support.hp.com/us-en/document/c02481314
I suspect that I applied the thermal paste wrong. Would this be correct, and if so, what should I do next time to ensure that I do it correct? And if not, what else could cause this issue and what should I do?
Things I think I could have done wrong:
1) Since it has been over 7 years since anyone removed the heat sink in this computer, I had to run it under water to get all of the dust out. I made sure it was dry before putting it back together, but water and short circuiting may be an issue
2) I didn't have a coffee filter or lens cleaning cloth available, so I improvised with tissues to clean off the old thermal compound.
3) I am a little twitchy, and as such I accidentally smeared the heatsink while reinstalling it. It was by accidentally rotating it about 45 degrees clockwise, and intentionally rotating it to get it back in place.
Thanks in advance for help.
