Subject: Using all new components with no OS installed, How do I, install the BIOS. Intrepid 64 at completion.

[Eberhard Roloff]

Steven Vollom wrote:

> 
> When I apply the arctic silver, how do I know the appropriate amount to use?  
> What should I apply it with?  When the two pieces merge, do any 
> irregularities of coating thickness self-adjust?
> 
I usually use an amout similar to a coffee bean. Then use an old credit 
card or such and spread the paste as thinly and as evenly as you can.You 
do not want to use arctic silver as an isolator, you just use it to fill 
any surface irregularities of cpu and heat sink that might be there.

regards
Eberhard