Thermal Paste on pin side of XP2100

New to all this, I received a used amd 2100xp from a friend and there's thermal paste/tap on the pin side of the cpu over the components in the center. Should this be here? Is there any harm in leaving it or removing it? Thanks in advance. Also is there a way to tell if it's A or B? Does this chip overclock?

The only place you should have thermal paste on an AMD CPU is on the small metal square in the center where the heatsink rests.

Get a soft brush (a small paint brush will do) dip it in rubbing alcohol and clean off all the excess, being careful not to bend any pins.

Polish the metal heat island with a bit of paper towel, apply new paste according to these instructions:
<A HREF="http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm" target="_new">http://www.arcticsilver.com/arctic_silver_instructions.htm</A>


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