Well, my motherboard broke again and needed to be RMAed. That said, I was bored and decided to lap my SI-128. This (and the next five posts) contain that tale.
1) Tape down some cling wrap to the counter to facilitate cleanup.
2) Gather all equipment needed.
3) Clean HSF with isopropanol and Kim wipes.
4) Start lapping with about a half teaspoon of water on 400-grit sandpaper. You will notice that only material on the outside is coming off, leaving the middle untouched.
I think it safe to say the sandpaper is dead.
CPU
AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb (CACVC AC 0852APCW) |
Motherboard
DFI LANParty DK 790FX-M2RS |
Memory
2x2048 MB G.Skill DDR2-1066 (F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK) |
Graphics Card
Sapphire HD 5970 100280OCSR |
Hard Drive
Hitachi Deskstar 750 GB SATA-II; WD 80 GB SATA-I |
Sound Card
Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Platinum w/ Daniel_K |
Power Supply
Silverstone OP1000-E / UPS died on me |
Case
Lightly Modded Thermaltake Armor VA8003BWS |
CPU cooling
Noctua NH-C12P with Scythe Ultra-Kaze 3000 RPM |
GPU cooling
Stock Sapphire |
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium x64 |
Monitor
Dell Ultrasharp 2707WFP |