Artic silver 5 in my AM2 socket

[qosu]

When i was removing a seated processor..a small amount got on socket, and when i went to clean it with 91% alcohol it kinda...went down into the socket itself

halp me!

 

[ulysses35]

This could be bad news... Im guessing the AS5 has actually got into the individual pin holes ?

I can only think of two ways to remove the stray compound.

1) slightly risky but using a small pin it may be possible to remove it - however this is not 100% safe as AS5 is a conductor of electricity and if you miss even the slightest amount you could end up shorting out individual pins under the socket itself.

2) safer method woud be to use TIM cleaner to flush the socket out completely - you would need to leave the mobo to throughtly dry out for several days to ensure there is no fluid remaining in the pin holes or behind the socket itself.

 

[qosu]

could i not just flush it with more alcohol? or is being too liberal with alcohol application a bad thing?