Log 2016012603

I donned my rubber kitchen gloves today.  They were necessary so I could handle it's CPU.  I got inside there and wiped the interfacing compound off of it and the heatsink with 91% Isopropyl Alcohol and a static free cloth.  The heatsink and cooling fan are a combination that's sold as a single unit.  The heatsink is like a hunk of metal that helps disapate heat from the Central Processing Unit (CPU). Unfortunately, the mounting gear for the heatsink broke, probably with age because it's been in there for 8 years.  They good news is that a replacement isn't costly.  The bad news is that my car isn't working right and it looks like Friday will be the best day that I can get it replaced.