Stock heatsink+fan question

Hello,
I have an FX55 CPU which was originally installed with the stock HSF.
I needed to remove the HSF and now i want to put it back.The question is:can I use a cooling compound (arctic silver etc) with the stock HSF or must I use the same solid product which was originally on the HSF?

I am not by my system at the moment (using the crap lump they call a pc at work  )
But as I remember, no, the release lever is right alongside the ZIF, which is totally obscured by the stock heatsink/fan, which fits snugly into the plastic 'frame' which the ZIF is in.
Care is the main item here, and possible, run the system just before you remove it, and the processor will be hot and the pad softer, I did mine cold and was lucky it didn't leave a leg behind  
Was all my fault anyway, replaced my 350 W power supply with a 500 W cheapo from Ebuyer (£14-99), the powersupply looked good, but fried itself (nice smell of burning plastic) and took my motherboard with it   (but luckily my chip, memory, graphics and other attached bits survived !   )

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