crwdns2936039:0Temporarily Repair a Lost Cause Graphics Card by Heating it up in an ovencrwdnd2936039:011crwdne2936039:0

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-	[* black] IF you've tested the card and it POSTed ok in the BIOS
-	[* black] OR
-	[* black] You don't want to try it in a computer without the heatsink/fan
-	[* black] Reinstalling the heatsink: you need to put thermal grease (thermal compound etc) on the GPU chip first...
-	[* black] Squeeze a VERY SMALL amount onto the chip, say the size of a grain of rice or so, and spread it out with the corner of some cardboard, or credit card etc (I actually used a plastic spoon, which worked very well)
-	[* black] Keep spreading it out only using more grease as needed, trying to keep the layer VERY thin, with even coverage
-	[* black] Arctic Silver or Arctic Ceramique are popular choices, but any generic Thermal Compound/Grease will work
+	[title] Installing the heat sink
+	[* black] If you have tested the card and it POSTed ok in the BIOS, or you want to install the heatsink before testing:
+	[* black] Apply some thermal grease (thermal compound etc) onto the GPU chip first.
+	[* black] Squeeze a *''very small''* amount onto the chip, roughly the size of a grain of rice, and spread it out with the corner of some cardboard, a credit card, or plastic spoon.
+	[* black] Keep spreading it out only using more grease as needed, trying to keep the layer very thin with even coverage.
+	[* icon_note] Arctic Silver or Arctic Ceramique are popular choices, but any generic Thermal Compound/Grease will work.