X370 Taichi, Goes Blank; Code '00'

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   Ok thanks. just took the heatsink off my X370 Fatality Pro Gaming and the moisture/grease was all over the inside of the heatsink around the thermal pad. I removed the thermal pad, cleaned the heatsink with Methylated spirits and put a new thermal pad on....should have avoided the problem by carrying out that procedure. lucky for me the grease had only spread around on the heatsink and hadn't yet made it's way to the motherboard bcb.

Edited by lowdog - 14 May 2018 at 8:04am

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lowdog Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Apr 2017 Location: Australia Status: Offline Points: 194	Post Options Post Reply Quote lowdog Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 2018 at 8:04am
	Ok thanks. just took the heatsink off my X370 Fatality Pro Gaming and the moisture/grease was all over the inside of the heatsink around the thermal pad. I removed the thermal pad, cleaned the heatsink with Methylated spirits and put a new thermal pad on....should have avoided the problem by carrying out that procedure. lucky for me the grease had only spread around on the heatsink and hadn't yet made it's way to the motherboard bcb. Edited by lowdog - 14 May 2018 at 8:04am
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sp00ky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote sp00ky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 7:52am
	Any see this issue on a x470 fatality k4? What is the procedure to remove the chipset heatseat to take a look for mystery grease? I can this be done without remove the board from the case?

Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 22853	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 2:35pm
	You will have to take the board out of the case to access the screws that hold the PCH heatsink. They are located on the back of the board. It's a simple matter to remove the heatsink and clean the PCH and surrounding board with some isopropyl alcohol. You will want to clean off any and all residue in the area under the heatsink.


sp00ky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 Oct 2019 Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote sp00ky Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 06 Oct 2019 at 11:29pm
	Thanks for the tip. Yes, I found a mess underneath the chipset heat sink. I will post pictures later.