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    what kind of thermal pad is on the m1530's northbridge?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by omegamoving, Dec 3, 2009.

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    omegamoving Notebook Enthusiast

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    omegamoving, Dec 3, 2009
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    I'm wondering the same thing!

    The heatsink/fan assembly has been removed from my M1530 several times, and I've applied new thermal past to the CPU/GPU but the northbridge requires a thermal pad!

    Anyone in the know?
     
    hooligan001, Dec 4, 2009
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    you know what i did? I took the thermal pad off and mended it with my fingers into a ball and then a square, turns out this stuff is kind of like clay or wax...

    also the north bridge doesn't get too hot, so buying a new thermal pad won't really be necessary.
     
    omegamoving, Dec 4, 2009
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