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    replacing thermal pad in IBM R40e?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by apemax, Dec 14, 2010.

  1. apemax

    apemax Notebook Enthusiast

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    so i was going to replace the thermal paste in my IBM R40e 2684 but i was reading the hardware maintenance manual and it says it has a thermal pad. so i don't know whether i could replace the thermal pad with paste.
     
    apemax, Dec 14, 2010
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  2. Nick

    Nick Professor Carnista

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    I would put a pad on it, paste is for smaller gaps, mostly.
     
    Nick, Dec 14, 2010
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    Tsunade_Hime such bacon. wow

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    Some of those thermal pads are awful. I replaced my Vostro 1500 with AS5.
     
    Tsunade_Hime, Dec 14, 2010
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    apemax Notebook Enthusiast

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    ok then. thanks.
     
    apemax, Dec 16, 2010
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