Yeah, it’s a small cost ($5-$10?) and best to not skip it.

> On Aug 7, 2015, at 2:20 PM, Brian Wood <woodbrian77 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I ordered a new motherboard (Supermicro) and am happy to
> say that things are working finally. 
> 
> Now I'm wondering if I should buy some thermal paste
> and apply that.  I removed the heat sink a number of 
> times when I was testing the previous configuration.
> 
> It's just running on the motherboard box so I have to put 
> it in the case.  I'm using a thumb drive to get it to boot 
> and still have to order an ssd.
> 
> The first time I tried it I didn't have to push the power button.
> I just flipped the switch on the power converter and the fan
> started spinning and so on.  The second time I had to push 
> the power button.  
> 
> -- 
> Brian
> Ebenezer Enterprises - So far G-d has helped us.
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> 
> 
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