Cleaning my Zalman CNPS7000A

[southsider]

OK so the flower sink is starting to get a little clogged up with dust. How on earth do I clean this baby?

Thanks!

Al

[ERU]

Just be sensible tbh.
You can take it apart and reassemly it - good damp cloth clean on some bits then ot try the cotton wool approach that may take some time. If there are loads of dust use a powerful hoover.
I would recommed doing it whilst still attached either but it is possible.

[crossy]

OK so the flower sink is starting to get a little clogged up with dust. How on earth do I clean this baby?

Mine too

I ended up buying one of these 'airblast' (compressed gas in a can) from the local electronics place. Used this and a previously unused 1/4" paintbrush to get the worst of it out. Finished off with a gentle waft with the vacuum cleaner using crevice tool and the same paintbrush over the motherboard. Be very careful also with the heatsink itself as the "teeth" bend easily, and in addition it's weight puts a deal of load on the cpu socket.

Used a paintbrush because it had long, but very soft bristles. Oh, and make sure that if you do use the airblast-in-a-can that the system is powered off and cold, as some of these products use inflamable gas!

I don't like the idea of dismounting the H/S to clean it unless you think that the thermal paste could do with a refresh, and besides it means that you have to clean the t-p off of the cpu and H/S and reapply!

Crossy.

[Aaron]

Yeah, these buggers can get VERY dusty.

I used the can of compressed air/paintbrush technique too.

[hussbob]

Can of air and an ostridge feather duster.