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Introduction:Computer(Laptop)CoolingBasics
ThecoolingoftheCPU(CentralProcessingUnit),otherwisereferredtoas"The
Chip"ortolaymen"TheBrain"ofthelaptopisadilemmathatmost
manufacturershavetofacewhendesigningalaptopenclosure(casing)and
choosingthecorrectCPUforit.Thecoolingisnormallyperformedbyafanand
somekindofmetalconductorlikecopperoraluminumcalledaheatsink.The
CPU,andlatelytheGPU(GraphicsProcessingUnit),are"connected"tothe
metalheatsinkviaathermalgreaseorcompound.Thisgreaseconductsheat
butnotelectricity.The"trick"formanufacturersistogetridofasmuchheatas
possibleusingassmallafanandheatsinkastheCPUwillallow.Ventsarealso
cutintothecasingallowingthefantosuckcoolairfromthebottom,forceitover
theheatsinkandblowitoutthesideorrearthuscoolingtheCPUandGPU.In
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"pumped"throughthesystemandradiatorsandexhaustportsareusedjustlike
inmotorvehicles.Allthistogetridoftheheatandmakethesystemrunfaster.
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TheProblem
Theproblemisthatovertimedustandotherparticlesclogthevents,fanand
exhaustportorradiatorofthesystemthusrestrictingairflowandcooling.Thisis
fixedrelativelyeasilybyblowingouttheventsandfanwithairorusingabrush
orearbud(Qtip)tocleanawaythedust.Remember:Inthecomputerworld
DUSTDESTROYS!Thereishoweveranotherhiddenproblemthatoccurswhen
computers(laptops)heatuporoverheat.Theytendtodryoutthethermal
compoundthatconductstheheatthuscausingthesystemtooverheatmore
quickly.LuckilymostCPUs,GPUsandchipmanufacturershavebuiltin
protectionforthis.Theystepdowntheoperatingspeedbitbybituntilthey
eventuallyswitchofftheCPUandthusthesystemshutsdown.Soifyouhavea
computersystemthatstartsworkingslowerandslowerandthenswitchesofffor
noapparentreason,overheatingcouldbeyourproblem.

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TheSolution
Tosolvetheoverheatingproblem,especiallyinlaptops,Iamgoingtoshowyou
howtogettothecoolingunit,dustitout,replacethethermalgreaseandput
everythingtogetheragain.InordertodemonstratethisIwillbeusingafriend's
LGF1ProExpressDuallaptopthatstartedexhibitingjustsuchsymptoms.It
wouldbecomesluggishandthensuddenlyswitchofffornoreason.Thiscaused
himalotoflostworkandacorruptedOutlookPSTemailfile.HereIwillshow
youstepbystepthesolutiontothisnastyproblem.

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Beforeyoustart,makesureyouhavemadeabackupofallyourdatafilesand
thatifintheunlikelyeventthatsomethingdoesgowrong,youwillbeableto
restoreyourapplicationprogramsandthedata.(Tip:Testthedatafilesto
makesuretheywerebackedupcorrectly!)

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Makesurethebackupistotallyseparatefromyourlaptop,notonthesamehard
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drive,onanexternaldevicelikeaSD/USBorportabledrive.
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Prepareanareatoworkonthatiswelllit,clean,dryandhasenoughspace.
Useatowelorsoftclothundertolaptoptoprotectitbecauseitwillbelyingon
it'sscreenformostofthetimeduringtheprocedure.Makesurethatnothingyou
use,evenyourclothes,generatestaticelectricity.Thisprocesswilltakeabout
30minutes.
NOTE:THISWILLVOIDYOURWARRANTYIFYOURLAPTOPSTILLHAS
ONE.ASKYOURSUPPLIERTODOTHISFORYOUIFITISSTILLUNDER
WARRANTY!

Step2:TheTools

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Youwillneedthefollowing:
Tools:
1.Aholdertokeepthescrewsfromgettinglost.(Thecapofadeodorantcan
workswell.)
2.Thermalgreaseorcompound.Youlocalcomputershoporhardwarestore
shouldhavethisotherwise"GoogleisyourFriend"
3.Screwdriversthatfitthescrewsonthebackofyourspecificlaptop.
4.Earbud(Qtip)cottonswabs
5.Woodentonguedepressororanyothersoftobjecttoscrapetheoldthermal
greaseoff.
6.Brush
Time:
About30minutes
Cost:
AcoupleofBucks
Saving:
Huge!(Youwouldnormallyhavereplacedyourlaptopasitisunusableinit's
currentstate.)
Optional:
Rubberglovesorfingercots
Earthstraporgroundingwire
SomeIsopropylalcoholwipes

Step3:RemovingtheBatteryandBackCover

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Afteryouhavebackedupallyoudatafilesandshutdownyourlaptop,unplug
thepowersourceandremovethebattery.InthecaseoftheLGF1Pro
ExpressDualthebatteryisreleasedbytwoclips,marked1and2,inthe
secondpicture.Thesystemdoorhas4screwsthatgiveyouaccesstothe
CPU,GPU,RAM(RandomAccessMemory)andvariousotherpartslikethe
RealTimeClockbattery,modemandcoolingunit.
Releasethebatteryandremoveitcompletely.Usingthecorrectscrewdriver
loosenthefour(4)screws.Placethenintheholderoncetheyareremoved.
Removethebackcoverandsetitaside.Youwillnoticedustclingingtotheback
cover.Usethebrushandearbudstocleantheventsandbackcover.

Step4:UnscrewandRemovetheCoolingUnit

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Youcannowputonyourrubberglovesandattachyourgrounding/earthing
strapifyouwantto.Ididnot.
Theeasiestwaytoidentifythecoolingunitistolookforthefan.Onceyouhave
this,itshouldbeeasytolocatethescrewsholdingitdown.Carefullyremove
themandplacethemintheholder.Gentlygripthecoolingunitandremoveit
fromthelaptop.Trytwistingitbackandforth,leftandright,slightly(notupand
down)beforeliftingitout.Itshould"break"anyhardenedthermalgreasethat
actslikeglue.Thisonecomesoutataslightangle.Removeitslowlyandgently
becausethefanpowercableisstillattachedtothemotherboardandneedsto
beremovedbeforetheunitwillcomeoutcompletely.
Note:Inmycase,theCPUcameoutwiththeunit.Thisisunusualandveryrare
astheCPUisnormallylatchedfirmlytothemotherboard.Inmycasethe
thermalgreasehaddriedoutcompletelyandactedlike"putty"by"glueing"the
CPUtotheheatexchanger.Thetwistingactionshould"break"thisgluebond
butisnotalwayspossible.OpentheCPUsocket"latch",taketheCPUbythe
edges.DONOTTOUCHTHEPINS!AligntheCPUtothesocketbymatching
themarkingsorpinconfigurationstogether.PressdownfirmlytoseattheCPU
andlockitinplacewiththelatch.

Step5:DustouttheUnit

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Usingyourbreath,compressedair,hairdryerorfangentlyblowoutthedust
locatedinthefan,case,exhaustportandanywhereelseyouseeit
accumulated.Useearbudstocleanthefanblades.Holdthefandownwhen
blowingitwithairsothatitdoesnotoperateinthereversedirectionandalsonot
workagainsttheblowingair.Usethebrushtodusteverythingoffonelasttime
beforeblowingitoutwithairagain.

Step6:RemovetheoldThermalGrease

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Usingasoftobjectlikeawoodentonguedepressor,plasticknifeoroldcredit
cardscrapetheoldthermalgrease/compoundfromtheCPU,GPUandHeat
Exchanger.Begentleandtakeyourtimeasthereisnorushandtryingdifferent
angles,thedriedthermalgreaseshouldjustflakeoff.Hereyoucouldalsouse
theIsopropylalcoholwipesoranearbuddippedinIsopropylalcoholtoremove
thedriedthermalgrease.Itcomesoffeasierthen.Ifyouaregoingtoworkand
touchcomponentsonthemotherboard,Isuggestyouwearanearth/grounding
strapandrubbergloves.

Step7:ApplynewThermalGrease

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Placeaverysmallblobofthermalgrease(minemightbealittletoomuch)on
theCPUandGPUonly.Donotplaceanyontheheatexchangeraswell.You
onlyneedtoplacethermalgreaseononeortheother.Usethewooden
depressor,plasticknifeoroldcreditcardtospreaditevenlyandverythinlyover
thesurfaceoftheareaoftheCPU/GPUorheatexchangerthatwillcomein
contactwitheachother.Moreisnotbetterinthiscase.Toomuchthermal
greasewillnotcausebetterheatconductionbutmightevencausesomeheat
buildup.

Step8:ReplacetheUnitandClosetheCase

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ConnecttheFanPowerCable.Replacetheheatexchangerandtightendown
thefive(5)screwstokeepitsecurelyinplace.Replacethesystemdoor,
pressingdowngentlybutfirmlyuntilallthesideshaveclippedinplace.Replace
thefour(4)screwsandtightenthem.Replacethebatteryandmakesureitis
lockedinplace.

Step9:TurntheUniton

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Plugeverythingbackintothelaptopthatneedstobethereandturntheuniton.
Voila!Nomoreoverheating.Itsamiracleyouhavegivenyourlaptopanew
leaseonlife!

Step10:TipsandAdditionalResources

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Inconclusionsometipsandadditionalresourcestohelpyoumanage,reduce
andmonitoryourlaptopoverheatingproblems.
Useyourlaptoponahardflatsurface.Blanketsandclothestendtoblockthe
ventsandreduceairflow.
Thehelpreduceheatbuildupevenfurtheryoucanusealaptopcoolingpad.
Thisusuallyraisesthelaptopandhasfansthatforcemoreairinfromthe
bottom.
IfsuddenlaptopshutdownshavealsodamagedtheOutlookPSTfile,use
MicroSoft'sSCANPSTtofixit.SCANPSTcanbefoundhereforthedifferent
versionsofOutlook:
http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77(http://www.msoutlook.info/question/77)
MoreOutlookrepairtoolscanbefoundhere:
http://www.howtooutlook.com/products/outlooktools.htm(http://www.howto
outlook.com/products/outlooktools.htm)
Ifyoususpectyoursystemofoverheating,CPUandsystemtemperaturecanbe
monitoredandloggedbythisFREEWAREprogramcalledSPEEDFAN.
http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php(http://www.almico.com/speedfan.php)
Keepthoselaptop'scool!

Step11:Afterword

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TestingtheTemperature
QuiteafewpeoplehavecommentedthatIusedwaytoomuchthermalgrease
(compound)andthattheamountIusedwouldcauseoverheating.Idisagree
withthisview.Soinanattempttoprovidesomekindofproof,onewayorthe
other,IdecidedtomonitorthetemperatureforafewweekswithSpeedFan
v4.44.Thentotakethelaptopapartagain,cleanitup,usingthesuggested
alcoholwipesmethod,andreplacethethermalcompound.ThistimeIwoulduse
athinamount.Iwouldthanassembleeverythingandthenmonitorthe
temperatureagain.Ifollowedthesameprocessasbeforewiththeslight
suggestedchanges.Thisdocumentsthatprocess.
AccordingtotheCPUchipspecificationsforaLF80537T5500,whichisaIntel
Core2DuoMobile,theMinimum/Maximumoperatingtemperature(C)is0
100C.ThemaximumoperatingtemperatureoftheCPUwas65CbeforeI
startedthisprocess.AfterIcompletedtheprocessthemaximumoperating
temperaturewas60C.ItseemsImighthaveappliedtoomuchthermal
compoundbutnotwaytoomuchtocauseoverheating.Justtoomuchasin
wastage.Itwouldseemasifexcessiveamountsofthermalcompoundcould
causeyoursystemtoheatupslightlymoreandifitisrunningclosetothe
maximumallowedtemperatureitmightcauseoverheating.Itcauseda5C
increaseintemperatureinmycasebutthisisnotdefinitebecauseitwasnota
controlledsituation.Theincreasewasnotenoughtocauseoverheating,but
enoughtodeducethatexcessiveamountsofthermalpastecouldincreasethe
temperature.ThephotoscontainastepbystepguideofwhatIdid.
Notes:Wipes
Ifoundthealcoholwipesworkedterrible.Itsmearedthethermalgreaseallover
andjustcreatedabiggermesstoclean.Itcouldbebecausetheprevious
thermalgreasewasaldriedoutandflakedoffnicely.Thisthermalgreasewas
wetandsticky.Itsmearedtooeasily.OntheGPUthereareverysmallresistors
orcomponentsandthewipessmearedthethermalgreasealloverthemand
thenkeptgettingcaughtinthem.
IfIweretodothisinstructablefromthestartoveragain,Iwoulduseless
thermalgreasefromthestartasitdoesmakeadifferencenomatterhowslight,
butIwouldnotusethealcoholwipe.
Update2013
IhavebeenrippingIntelCPUsoutoflaptopsanddesktopsandreplacingthe
thermalcompound(grease)foryearsnowandhavenoticedthatontheolder
IntelCPUsthethermalgreasewasusedliberally.However,onthenewerCPUs
thecompoundisquitethin.Iwonderifitreallymattersthatmuchorisitcost
savingtohaveaverysmall(tiny)amountofcompoundinbetweentheCPUand
thecooler(heatsink)?
HereiswhatIntelitselfsaysabouthowtoapplythermalgreasetoaCPU.What
youwillreadwillsurpriseyoubecausethereisnomentionoflayerthickness
andnomentionofspreadingitaround.Totellyouthetruthitstatesthatyou
blobeverythinginthecentreoftheCPUandthepressureofthecooler(heat
sink)ontheCPUwilldeterminethethickness,squeezingoutallexcess.IthinkI
alsomentionedsomethinglikethatinoneofmycomments.Thisinformation
comesstraightfromtheCPUmanufacturer,andtheyshouldknow.Readfor
yourselfat:
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS030329.htm
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS030329.htm)(Click"Howto
ApplyTIM"fromthemenu)
IhaveincludedsomeofthephotosfromtheIntelsiteforreference.
Ihavealsoreplacedthethermalgrease(compoundorinterfacematerialifyou

Ihavealsoreplacedthethermalgrease(compoundorinterfacematerialifyou
arefromIntel)onmanysecondarychipslikeintegratedGPUsonmotherboards
byreleasingthecooler(heatsink),cleaningbothsurfaces,applythermalgrease
andreplace.Onceyouknowhow,youcanreplacethethermalcompoundon
practicallyanything.
Update2014
ManypeoplearestillsuggestingIamusingtoomuchthermalgrease.Iwantto
bringthefollowingtotheattentionofthesepeople.Iamusinganonconductive
thermalgrease.Itdoesnotconductheataswellastheconductivethermal
greasebutdoesnotdamagecomponentswhenitcomesincontactwiththem
becauseitdoesnotconductelectricity.Coolinghastodowithgettingridof
excessheat,sothethermalgreaseisonlyonepartofthesolution.Theheat
sink,fanandairflowaretheotherparts.YoucouldhaveaCPUthatdoesnot
havewellappliedthermalgreasebuthasafantasticheatsinkandairflowacross
itandthesystemwillneveroverheat.Herearesomelinkstootherresources
whichIfoundveryhelpfulinunderstandingoverheating,thermalgrease,fans
andairflow.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/coolingairpressureheatsink,3058
8.html(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/coolingairpressure
heatsink,30588.html)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpasteheatsinkheat
spreader,3600.html(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpasteheat
sinkheatspreader,3600.html)
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpasteperformance
benchmark,3616.html
http://www.bittech.net/hardware/2009/02/16/allabouttim/1
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpasteperformance
benchmark,3616.html)
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS028869.htm
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS028869.htm)
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS030329.htm
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS030329.htm)
Ihopethishelpseveryoneunderstandmoreaboutwhatcausesoverheatingand
howtosolvetheproblem.

Step12:Howmuchthermalpasteisenough?

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DuringthecourseofwritingandexpandingthisarticleIhaveconstantlybeen
toldthatIusetoomuchthermalcompoundorgrease.Mostofthepeoplethat
makethesestatementshavenoproofeitherwayofhowmuchpasteneedsto
beused.Theyalsodonotreadthecompletearticlewithitscomments.Ihave
beendoingthissincetheearly1980'sandhaveneverfoundtheamountofTIM
(thermalinterfacematerial/compound/grease/paste)Iusetocauseany
problems.InormallyprovidealinktoCPUmanufacturer,Intel's
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS030329.htm),websitewhere
theyexplainhowtoapplyTIM.Inteljuststatethatyouapplyablobinthemiddle
andletthepressureoftheheatsinkspreadit.IalsoreferpeopletoTom's
Hardware(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpasteheatsink
heatspreader,36005.html)werethereisamuchmoreindepthanalysisonthe
applicationofTIM.
AlthoughTom'sHardwareisquitethoroughregardingtheissueyouwillseethat
itisnottotallyimpartialandpersonalthepreferencesofthetesterdocometo
thefore.Likethestatementthat"smearingpasteonthewholeCPUisquite
pointlessandathingofthepast"becauseallCPUshavehotspotsthat
generallylielikeasausageinthemiddleofthecpufromlefttoright.However,
Tom'sadmitsitselfthatitisnotthatsimpleintheirstatement"Thetwoimages
belowillustratewhatahotspotis,albeitinanoversimplifiedway.Realityisnot
assimpleCPUcoresmaybeloadeddifferently,andthereisalsotheissueof
ondiegraphics,whichmaybemoreorlessactivethantheprocessingcores."
Thismeanswedonotreallyknowexactlywherethehotspotreallyisatany
givenmoment.Tom'sevenadmitsthattheapplicationmethodisa
"philosophicaldebate".AlthoughTom'sstatedpreviouslythatspreadingpaste
onthewholecore"isquitepointlessandathingofthepast"theythendiscuss
RevoltecThermalGreaseNanowhichisappliedwithabrush.Apictureis
shownwherethewholeCPUis"painted"withthepasteeventhoughitis
"pointlessandathingofthepast".Tom'sstatesthat"thesepastestypicallyfall
tothebottomofourperformancecharts.Whenyoutrytoapplysemiliquid
pastesbybrush,typicallyyouwindupwithtoomuch,andthatisntoptimal."
ThenTom'sstatesthatspreadingistediousandrunstheriskofapplyingtoo
much.
Iamafirmbelieverofspreadingaliberalamountovertheentiresurfacethat
comesincontactwiththeheatsink.ThereasonforthisisthatIbelieveinthe
thelawthatstatesthemaximumheattransferhappenswhenthebiggestareais
touchingtheconductivematerial.
NOTE:NOTALLTIMsCANBESPREADBYHAND!
Inanefforttoprovideamorebelievableanswerthanjustmyexperienceand
opinion,Ihavegatheredsomepictorial"evidence"ofhowthemanufacturersof
thechipsthemselvesapplyTIM.Atwww.hardwaresecrets.com
(http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/printpage/WhatistheBestWaytoApply
ThermalGreasePart2/1392)theytestedtheoutcomeoftheamountand
methodofapplyingTIMbyapplyingatinydotinmiddle,asmalldotinmiddle,

methodofapplyingTIMbyapplyingatinydotinmiddle,asmalldotinmiddle,
transversalline,parallellinesandspreadacrosstheCPUmethods.Although
thetestsarenot100%labproventhedogiveandideaofwhattoexpect.
TheresultsincoretemperatureinCelsiuswereasfollows:
atinydotinmiddle55
asmalldotinmiddle50
transversalline51
parallellines51
spreadacross51
Thedifferenceinapplyingtoomuchpastetojusttherightamountis1%.The
differencebetweenapplyingadotinthemiddleandspreadingitis0.2%and
canbeignored.Readthearticleasthe"correct"dotamountforthemisalsoa
bitoftrialanderror.Iwillthenrathersticktomyspreadingmethod.
Makeupyourownmindbasedonthethisinformation,thekindofpasteyou
have,thekindofCPUandtheheatsinkthatistobeused.

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Hi,Mr.Andre.Idon'tknowifthistherightthreadwhereI
shouldaskthisbutmylaptop'skeyboardismalfunctioning.
IpressonwhateverkeyONCEbuttheresultisasifIhave
pressedthekeyahundredtimes.Itisnowimpossibleto
useit.ThereasonIamaskingithereisbecauseit
happenedafterIleftmylaptopcharging(andmayhave
overheated).Cananoverheatingbatterydestroythe
keyboard'sfunctioning?Thankyou!IhopeIamnot
botheringyou!

DavidA105(/member/DavidA105) . majsison(/member/majsison)

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Justreplacethekeyboard.Itwillcostyouabout20bucksand 22daysago
takeyouabout15minutes.GotoAmazonandtypeinthe
modelofyourcomputerandthenkeyboardafterthatandyou
canfindthem.Thentherearetonsofinstructionalvideoson
YouTubethatcanwalkyouthroughit.There'snothingto
changingoutakeyboard.

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Hi,firstly,IamsorryItooksolongtogetbacktoyou,I
missedthisonecompletely.Secondly,anoverheating
laptopwillnotcausethekeyboardkeystostick.It
normallydoesthereverseandmakesyourkeyboard
sluggishtorespond.Youcouldtrytocleanoutthe
keyboardbutIdoubtthatdust,dirt(orwhateverwas
messedonthekeyboard)willcauseEVERYkeyto
stickandrepeat.Normallywhenafewkeysstick(or
don'trespond)itsbecausetheyaredirty.Coffeeand
sodathatwasmessedonthekeyboard(evenjust
drops)normallycausethisbecauseofthesugarthey
contain.YoucouldtrypluggingandexternalUSB
keyboardin,toseeiftheproblemcontinues.Ifitdoes,
itsnotthekeyboard.Replacingthekeyboardisalso
anoption.

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4monthsago

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PRAFULP(/member/PRAFULP)

5monthsago

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Hello,Mr.AndreCoetzee,I'amusingDELLVostro1015
laptopfrompast4years,butnowadaysitgetsheatedup
veryfastandI'amnotusinganykindofmaterialunder
laptoplikepillow.Aftergettingheated,mylaptopgets
laggingwhiledoingworkpleasehelpme.WhatcanIdoto
solvethisproblem.
Sometimesitisverydifficulttoworkonit.
ThisistoinformyouthatI'amusingWindows7andwant
toupgradetoWindows8socanyoutellmethatif,should
Iupgradeornot*
*(Ifnothengivereason)*

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HiPRAFULP,
Firstoff,letsdealwithyourupgradeissue.Why
wouldyouwouldneedtoupgradetoWindows8?Is
thereamuchneededspecialfeaturethatwillhelp
you?Ifnot,don'tupgrade.However,herearethe
moretangiblereasonswhynotto:
1.TheDellVostro1015wasnotdesignedfor
Windows8
2.TheDellVostro1015hasnoWindows8drivers
3.Windows10(MicrosoftEdge)willreplace
Windows8inthe2ndhalfof2015.Thenew
Windows10OSwillbeabletorunAndroidandiOS
apps.
4.Don'tfixsomethingthatisnotbroken.
TheonlyreasonIcanthinkofwhyyouwouldisthat
Windows8islighteronresources,startsupslightly
fasterandhasbettersecurity.
Now,foryouroverheatingproblem.Yourlaptopisfull
ofdust.Openitup.Blowoutthedustandlint.
ReplacethethermalpasteoftheCPU.Itshouldthen
befine.Pleaseonlydothisifyouknowwhatyouare
doingandbackupyourdatabeforeopeningyour
laptop.
YoucanfindtheservicemanualHERE
(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/04/product
support/product/vostro1015/manuals).

5monthsago

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malik3744(/member/malik3744)

5monthsago

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Hi,IhaveHp1000notebookformypersonalusebutafter
installingwindows8,heatsinkstartedtoexhaustsevere
kindofheat.WhatshouldIdo?

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . malik3744
(/member/malik3744)

5monthsago

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6monthsago

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Himalik3744,
Windows8isoptimizedfortouchscreenenabled
devices,soifyoudonotreallyneedtoWindows8,
gobacktoyourpreviousOS.Ifyoucannotdothis,
cleanoutallthedustoutofyoulaptopaspermy
instructable,(SeeHERE
(http://www.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c03762978.pdf)for
theHP1000servicemanual).Ifyouhavedonethis,I
suggestusingafandrivencoolingpadtohelpwith
theairflow.Windows8overheatinglikethisnormally
happenswhentheGPU(graphicscard)starts
workingharder.YoucaninvestigateWindows8
optionstoreduceGPU(andCPU)usage.Thiswill
reducethetemperatureonthelaptop.

biraj.debbarma.9(/member/biraj.debbarma.9)

IhavedellinspironN5010,alltimemylaptopoverheat
quicklywithin5minutes,butthereisnointerruptionin
runningprogrameandworkingonmylaptop,butIneed
solutionhowtocoolingsystem.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . biraj.debbarma.9
(/member/biraj.debbarma.9)

6monthsago

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7monthsago

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Hibiraj.debbarma.9
Ifyouarenotblockingthecoolingventsbyworking
onablanketorpieceofmaterialthenyouhavedust
andlintinyoursystem.Evenacoolingpadwillonly
gosofartohelpifthesystemiscloggedwithdust
andlint.
Yourlaptopwillhavedustcollectedinthefan.See
thisvideo(https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=nSQOzQ6UyTI)toseehowmuchdustcancollect
andwhere.Thisvideo
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=3YXGa5rTw1o)showsyouhowtotakeapartyour
laptoptocleanoutthedustinthefanandheatsink.

CandyS(/member/CandyS)

IhaveaDellLatitudeD530,andwaswonderinghowi
wouldcleanthevents.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . CandyS(/member/CandyS)
7monthsago
HiCandyS,
Iftheventsonthecomputerarecoveredwithdust
andnotallowingairtopassthroughandyouwantto
cleanthem,then:

1.TurnofftheSystem
2.UnplugtheACAdapter
3.RemovetheBattery,forinstructionsonhowto
removethebatteryseetheServiceManual
(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product

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(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product
support/product/latituded530/manuals)
4.Useair(compressor,can,vacuumcleaner,etc)to
blowthedustoutofthevents.
(TheServiceManual
(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product
support/product/latituded530/manuals)alsoshows
youhowtoremovethebackcoversoyoucanclean
thefanwithabrush.)

CandyS(/member/CandyS) . AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)

Thanksfortheadvice,btitwasagiftfromafriendsoihave
nomanual.

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7monthsago

AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . CandyS(/member/CandyS)

HiCandyS,

6monthsago

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Nottoworry,justclickonthewordsServiceManual
(http://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/product
support/product/latituded530/manuals)inmy
previouspost(andthisone))andyouwillbetaken
straighttothemanualsectionforyourlaptop.

QUASEEMA(/member/QUASEEMA)

11monthsago

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hellosir
iamusinglenevosl400claptop,anditproducingmore
heatcantellmewhatihavedo

(http://cdn.instructables.com/FL1/49P4/I2F24SKJ/FL149P4I2F24SKJ.LARGE.jpg)

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . QUASEEMA
(/member/QUASEEMA)

9monthsago

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Quaseema,
Whichofmysuggestionsdidyoutryandwhatwas
theresult?Youcanfindthemanualshowingyou
howtotakeyourlaptopapartandcleanthefanson
theLenovositehere:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mo...
(http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6762.pdf)

QUASEEMA(/member/QUASEEMA)

11monthsago

hellosir
iamusinglenevosl400claptop,anditproducingmore
heatcantellmewhatihavedo

(http://cdn.instructables.com/FL1/49P4/I2F24SKJ/FL149P4I2F24SKJ.LARGE.jpg)

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . QUASEEMA
(/member/QUASEEMA)

9monthsago

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Quaseema,
Whichofmysuggestionsdidyoutryandwhatwas
theresult?Youcanfindthemanualshowingyou
howtotakeyourlaptopapartandcleanthefanson
theLenovositehere:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mo...
(http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6762.pdf)

QUASEEMA(/member/QUASEEMA)

11monthsago

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hellosir
iamusinglenevosl400claptop,anditproducingmore
heatcantellmewhatihavedo

(http://cdn.instructables.com/FL1/49P4/I2F24SKJ/FL149P4I2F24SKJ.LARGE.jpg)

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . QUASEEMA
(/member/QUASEEMA)

9monthsago

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Quaseema,
Whichofmysuggestionsdidyoutryandwhatwas
theresult?Youcanfindthemanualshowingyou
howtotakeyourlaptopapartandcleanthefanson
theLenovositehere:
http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mo...
(http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/mobiles_pdf/43y6762.pdf)

BryanL2(/member/BryanL2)

ayearago

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Thefactthatitsnotoverheatingdoesn'tmeanyoudidn'tuse
toomuchpastethough,allitmeansisyougotluckythistime
andseemunwillingtotakeadvicefromsomeonewhohas
beendoingthisstufffor20+years.Eveniftheeffectsoftoo
muchthermalpastecanbeminimal,itscostingyoumoney,
sinceGOODpasteisexpensive.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . BryanL2(/member/BryanL2)
11monthsago
DearBryanL2
ItseemsthenthatIhavebeenveryluckyforover
30yearsapplyingthepastelikeIdo.(Ibuiltmy1st
4.77MhzPCfromscratchintheearly80'sand
continuefixingandbuildingPCstoday.)
Althoughthecapofmythermalpasteisbrokenand
itisnearlyempty,Istillhavethesametubeof
thermalpasteIbought10yearsago.Peopledonot
havetofollowmyadvice.Noneofthemorethan
halfamillionpeoplewhohavereadmyinstructable
haveto.Theycandecideforthemselves,supported
bytheextensivedescriptions,commentslikeyours
andexternalwebsitelinks,iftheywanttofollowmy
methodornot.ItisnotthatIamunwillingtoaccept
youradvice,howeveryoucommentiscontradicted
byIntelandlabtests.Haveyoulookedatthe
photographicproceduresuppliedbytheCPU
manufacturerthatIincluded?Ihaveattached

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manufacturerthatIincluded?Ihaveattached
photographsfromIntelandsuppliedthelink
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS
030329.htm)totheinformationontheIntelwebsite
attheendoftheinstructable.Select"HowtoApply
TIM"fromthetopoftheIntelpagetoseetheir
procedure.Hereyouwillseetheamountofpaste
Intelrecommends.Theyemptythecompletetube,
thatwassupplied,ontothemiddleofthechipand
donotevenspreaditthinly.Accordingtoyou,Intel
thenalsousetoomuchpaste.SohowcanIaccept
yourstatementasfactwhentheycontradictthe
manufacturer'srecommendations.Takealookat
Tom'sHardware
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal
pasteperformancebenchmark,3616.html)where
theyexplainindetaileverythingthatyouneedto
knowaboutcooling.Thencheckoutthetests
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal
pasteperformancebenchmark,3616.html)they
didonthetypeandbrandofthermalpasteused
andseehowmuchthatcontributestoanincreasein
temperature.Evenifyouappliedtherightamountof
pastethetypeandbrandalsomatters.Itmatters
muchmorethanifyouappliedthepastethicklyor
thinly.Rememberthethicknessisaperception
becausesomepeoplebelievethereshouldbarely
bepasteanditshouldbespread,otherswantabit
morepastebutnotspread,etc.Tom'sreallydoes
anexcellentjobofexplainingeverythingabout
cooling.Eventhefactofblobbingthepasteinthe
middleandlettheheatsinkspreaditforyou,the
wayIntelrecommend.Isuppliedthelinkstothisat
theendoftheInstructable.Iamsureyouprobably
knewthisalready.Iamalsosurethatpeoplethat
revivetheiroverheatinglaptopswillbesograteful
thatthefew$thatwaswastedonthermalpastewill
notmattertothem.AfewpeoplehavetoldmeIuse
toomuchthermalpastebutnobodyhasreadthe
InteldescriptionortheTom'sHardwareinformation.
Themanufacturer'sinformationandlabtest
contradictthestatementsthatIusetoomuchpaste.
However,youcanpleaseallofthepeoplesomeof
thetimeandsomeofthepeopleallofthetimebut
youcannotpleaseallthepeopleallofthetime.
Thankyouforyourpositiveandconstructive
comments.Iamsureyourcontributionwillhelp
othersmakeinformedandcorrectchoices.

BryanL2(/member/BryanL2)

ayearago

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Waaaaaaytomuchthermalpasteonthatsmallarea,you
needlike1/4thatamount.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . BryanL2(/member/BryanL2)
ayearago
HiBryanL2,
Thanksforyourcomment.Thistopiciscovered
extensivelyinthedescriptionandthecomments.The
mythbusterthatthelaptophasbeenoperatingformore
thantwoyearswithoutanoverheatingproblemshould
beproofenoughthattherewasnottoomuchpaston.

lalitk1(/member/lalitk1)

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ayearago

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ayearago

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Hi,GreatpostandThanksforsharingthisnicepost...
see:http://www.geeksonsite.co.nz/

taz99taz(/member/taz99taz)

hello,icleanedtheheatsink,nomoredustthere,iapplyeda
newlayerofthermalcompound(arcticsylver)andmylaptop
pcissameasbefore..slugishandshutsoffwihnowarning..
whatshouldido?

HartyJ(/member/HartyJ) . taz99taz(/member/taz99taz)

ayearago

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rightbottomhandcornerrightclickonyourbatteryiconchoosechange
settingthengointoadvancedsettingsturnyourcpumaxpowerto60%
thisshouldstopyourcomputerfromoverheating

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . taz99taz(/member/taz99taz)

Hitaz99taz,

ayearago

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Cleaningthedustandreapplyingthermalgreaseis
onlypartofthesolution.Whatyoualsoneedtodois
makesureyourlaptophasgoodairflowgoingthrough
it.Somehavebadlydesignedventilationandacooling
pad(littletray/standwithfanson)mighthelpsolveyour
problem.Doyouknowifitistemperature?Haveyou
runanyutilitytomonitoriftheCPUtemperatureisrising
ornot?YouBIOSsettingsmightalsobesetquitelow
andthenthelaptopwillshutdownevenifitisnotreally
overheatingbecauseyou"told"ittointheBIOS.Check
yourairflowandmonitorthetemperatureandgetback
tomewithyourfindings.

taz99taz(/member/taz99taz) . AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)

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Hellomr.Andre,thankyouforthereply.IusedEverestUltimate ayearago
tochecktheCPUtemperature.Itgoesupto9293*Cthenitjust
shutsoff..theonlywayicanuseitnowisflippedoverwiththe
coversremovedandconnectedtoatv.Butifitrytoplayagame
orwatchamovieorvideoitshutsoff.Itwasworkingfineuntil
suddenlyitstartedtodothis(about2andahalfweeksagoit
started)..Shouldistartlookingforanewone?(IhaveanAcer
FerrariOne200)
Thankyou.

3of5(/member/3of5) . taz99taz(/member/taz99taz)

ayearago

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hellotaz99taz,
sometimeoilfromfingersandevendustcancauseissues,evenavery
littleamount.Thismaybeaverystupidquestion,isthefanevenrunning?
WhenaCPUgetsthathot,itshouldsoundliketheCPUfanisreadyfor
takeoff.Iwouldbewillingtotakealookatitifyouarewillingtopayfor
shipping.Orifyoudon'twantit,Iwouldbehappytotakeit.Icouldeven
tradeyouforanetbookIhaveifthelaptophastherightspecs.(ifyouare
willingto)ifyouareinterested,myemailiszappybear@gmail.com.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . taz99taz(/member/taz99taz)

Hitaz99taz,itseemsasifyourlaptopisoverheatingifit ayearago
reachesthehigh90sinC.Italsoseemstobethe
graphicscardthatiscausingtheoverheatingbecauseit
happenswhenyoudographicintensiveoperations.The
graphicsprocessor(GPU)mightalsohaveaheatsink
thatneedstobecleanedandregreased.Soletsput
downthestepsyoushouldhavedonesofarforyour
AcerFerrariOne200:
1.Removed/Uninstalledallunused/notneeded
programsthatrunresidentinthebackground.These
programscausehigherCPUusageandthuscontribute
toheatbuildup.
2.Defragyourharddrive.Whentheheadsjumparound

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2.Defragyourharddrive.Whentheheadsjumparound
alotlookingfordataitgeneratesmoreheat.
3.Makesuretheairventsunderandonthesidesofthe
laptopareclean,clearandopen.Evenwhenyouuse
thelaptop,makesuresomethingisnotblockingtheair
vents.Feelaroundthelaptoptomakesuretheairflows
outeasily.SomepeopleeventakeaDremeltooland
maketheventsslightlybiggertopromotebetterairflow
bycuttingawayeveryalternatevent"bar".Remember
thatthiswillvoidanywarranty,shouldbedonewiththe
laptopoffandatyourownrisk.Doesyourlaptopstill
havelittlerubberfeetthatraiseitslightlyoffthesurface
it'son?Ifnot,getsome!
4.Getyourselfacoolingpad.Thisisasmallcheap
standwithafanortwoontohelppullairthroughthe
laptop.Thereareeasyandcheaponesyoucanmake
yourselfhereoninstructables.
5.Cleanoutallthedustinthelaptopandallitsfans.
Youcanuseavacuumcleanertosuckouttheduston
aweeklybasissoyoudonothavetoopenthecase
everytime.Blowthedustoutifyouopenedthecase.
TheAcerisverytouchyaboutdustandevenalittlebit
preventsairflowandslowsthefandown.[Turnyour
laptopupsidedown.Unscrewthe4smallscrewsand
removethelargepanel.Disassemblethefan/ventilator
byunscrewingthe3screws(donotbothertoremove
thefanplug)Removetheaccumulationofdustbetween
thefanandthecooler.Blowoutthedustthroughthe
gateofthecooler.]
6.ReapplythethermalgreaseontheCPUandGPU.
7.Operatethelaptopinacooler/colderenvironment
likeclosertoaroomfanorairconditioner.Theambient
roomtemperaturecanalsocontributetooverheatingas
theairdrawnintocooldowntheCPUisalreadywarm.
8.Havethefanrunallthetimeonthelaptopandnot
justwhenitoverheats.Thisisnormallycontrollerinthe
BIOSoroperatingsystem.
NOTE:Remember:Youusethelaptoptorungames
andmoviesandthiswillcausethelaptoptorunhotter
becausetheharddriveisworkingharderandthe
graphicscardisconstantlyonatahigherresolution.
Someoftheabovesuggestionsmightvoidyour
warrantyandshouldbedonewiththelaptopturnedoff,
unpluggedandthebatteryremovedatyourownrisk.
Letmeknowifthishelpedyou.

dopedndead(/member/dopedndead)

ayearago

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Hasanyoneheard,thatifyourlaptopoverheatstoomuch,it's
probablybugged?

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . dopedndead
(/member/dopedndead)

Hidopendead,
Althoughanythingispossibleandshouldalaptopbe
buggedthedevicemightcontributetoasmallincrease
inpowerconsumptionandheat,butnotenoughto
causeoverheating.Ifsomebodygotholdofyourlaptop
andwasabletotakeitapart,itwouldbeveryeasyto
installalittleFMtransmitterthatrunsoffthelaptop
battery.Manyyearsago,whenApplewasstillaseedin
SteveJobs'spocket,IusedtobuildsmallFMbugsfrom
transistors.Theycouldfitintohalfamatchboxand
haveasignalrangeofabout100to150m.Youwould
useanormalFMradiototuneintothefrequencyto
hearwhatsgoingon.Nowdaysitwouldbeaverysmall
ICthatwouldbeinstalled.Whatyoumustaskyourself
iswhywouldsomebodydoit?

ayearago

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iswhywouldsomebodydoit?

busywith24(/member/busywith24)

ayearago

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What`saboutIfIdon`tuseanythermalcompound?

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . busywith24
(/member/busywith24)

ayearago

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2yearsago

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IfyoudonotuseanythermalcompoundyourCPU
couldoverheat.Thiswillaffectperformanceandyour
computerwillstartworkingslowerandslower.Earlier
CPUswouldburnout.NewerCPUssteptheirspeed
downwhentheyoverheat.Theyeventuallyshutdown
whentheygettoohottopreventdamage.However
overheatingisnotagoodthingandcouldpermanently
damageandevendestroyyourcomputer.

wliu3(/member/wliu3)

Youseemtoapplytoomuchthermalpaste.Youwillonly
needthesizeofapeaorlessifyouaredoingonalaptop.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . wliu3(/member/wliu3)

Actuallythatisnottotallyaccurate.Inmy30yearsof 2yearsago
replacingthermalgreaseonchipsIhavetestedthin
layersandthicklayerswithverylittledifference(+/
5%)inthetemperatureoftheunit.Thereasonforthis
isthatthepressureappliedbetweentheheatsinkand
theCPUbytheretainingspringswillspreadthe
greasearoundandforceexcesspasteout.SeeStep
11Afterwordoftheinstructableformoreonthegrease
thicknessaswellasan2013updatewithinfofrom
Intel.

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freezier(/member/freezier) . AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)

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Thereare2problemswithusingtoomuchgrease/paste.

2yearsago

1. Ifyouareusingaconductivepaste,(silverbased)toomuch
canshortoutthetinyresistors/capsonthetopofthe
CPU/GPUwhenitgetssqueezedout.
2. Greaseisnotnearlyasconductiveascopper.Thepurpose
ofthermalgreaseistofillinanyvoidsbetweentheheatsink
andthedie.Thethermaltransferofmetaltosiliconisbetter
thanmetaltogreasetosilicon.(Butmetal>grease>siliconis
betterthanmetal>air>silicon.)
Theworstthingyoucandowithanygreaseistoprespreadit.
Thisjustcreatesairpocketsinthegreasethatgettrapped
undertheheatsink.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . freezier(/member/freezier)

HiFreezier,

2yearsago

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HereisIntel'sguidetoapplyingthermalgrease:
http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS0303...
(http://www.intel.com/support/processors/sb/CS
030329.htm)

freezier(/member/freezier) . AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)

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2yearsago
Yes,Iknowwhatintelsays.Ifyounotice,thechiptheywere
usinginthatdemoisadesktopchipwithanintegratedheat
spreader.You,however,weregreasingalaptopchipwithouta

heatspreader,andwereusingplainsiliconegrease.(Whichis
probablythebestgreasetouseifyouaregoingtooverdoit,as
itwontshortoutthecapslikethesilverstuffwill.)Ifyouare
usingaheatspreadertheamountofthermalgreasecanbe
higher,duetothelargersurfaceareaoftheheatspreader.
Whenusingbarechipsitsbesttouseproportionallyless
greaseforthefactthatyouhavelesssurfacearea.(Basically
useagrainofriceworthofgreaseforbarechipsandapea
worthofgreaseforaheatspreaderchip.)

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . freezier(/member/freezier)
2yearsago
Yes,youarerightinthatIamusingplain,non
conductive,siliconegrease.Thiskindofgreasedoes
notshortoutcomponentslikeotherconductivegrease
does.SoevenifIdidoverdodoit,whicheveryone
seemstosuggestIdid,ithadverylittleimpactonthe
temperatureasIexplainedinoneofmyother
commentsaftertestsIdid.Thetemperaturedifference
wasactuallylessthanthetestsdonehere
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/coolingairpr...
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/coolingair
pressureheatsink,30588.html)byTom'sHardware
showingthatevencorrectlyappliedthermalgrease
canhaveadifferenceof10Cfromonebrandto
another.Thereisalsoquiteagoodtutorialhere
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermal
paste...
(http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/thermalpaste
heatsinkheatspreader,36005.html)alsofromTom's
Hardwareshowinghowtoapplythermalgrease.

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wliu3(/member/wliu3) . wliu3(/member/wliu3)

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2yearsago

Bytheway,youdon'tneedtospreadthepastemanually.Astheheatsink
goesbackintoitsplace,thepastewillflowintoasuitablepositionthat
workswell.Also,ifyouspreadtheparsemanually,youmayeventually
endupwithgapsbetweentheheatsinkandthepaste,whichyouwon't
wanttohave.

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . wliu3(/member/wliu3)
2yearsago
Yes,thisseemstobetheadvicefromIntelaswell.
Again,30yearsofspreadingpasteonscoresofchips
hastaughtmetomakesureyougetthemaximum
contactbetweentheheatedandcoolingunits.Again,if
youcreateasmallareawithnopasteon,thepressure
appliedbytheretainingspringontheheatsinkshould
causethepastetospreadandcoveritasyouhave
alsosuggestedinyourcomment.

NVDevastator(/member/NVDevastator)

2yearsago

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Thisisagreatinstructiblewithveryclearstepbystep
instructions.Althoughididntdothis,atleastiknowhow:)A
logitechcoolingpadsolvedmyAcerAspirefrom
overheating.Goodjob!

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . NVDevastator
(/member/NVDevastator)

Great!Iamgladyoulikedtheinstructableandyou
couldsolveyouroverheatingproblembyasimple
coolingpad.Overheatinghasmostlytodowithair
flow.Ifyouincreasetheairflowbynotblockingthe
vents(orenlargingthemwithatool),addingafan(like
acoolingpad),thenthelaststepwouldbereplacing
thethermalgreaseorotherextrememeasures.

2yearsago

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hgharibyan(/member/hgharibyan)

2yearsago

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Ifoundthebestwaytoavoidoverheating,mylaptophadthe
sameissue,afterfollowinginstructioninthevideo,worked
great!checkthevideo
http://www.allht.com/top3mostcommoncomputer
problems/

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AndreCoetzee(/member/AndreCoetzee)(author) . hgharibyan
(/member/hgharibyan)

2yearsago

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2yearsago

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Yep,therearesettinginWindowsandotheroperating
systemsthatallowthelaptoptorun"cooler"BUTthey
comeatthecostofperformance.So,ifyoumakeyour
laptoprun"slower",itwillruncooler.

kinggo68(/member/kinggo68)

Refertothearticle"Makearemovablelaptopwatercooler!
Andothercooldevices",Ithinkthatisahighefficiency
(http://www.laptopcoolingpadworld.com/thermaltake
massive23lxlaptopnotebookcooleroversized230mm
blueledfanusbcln0015/)way.

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