First post, by megatron-uk
I have a number of old laptops that I am restoring, some may make it, some won't! But all have a common issue of excess heat and fan noise.
I suspect most of this is down to the thermal interface material degrading. In fact some of the models I have taken apart show the thermal pad has gone hard and brittle, so I expect has not been transferring heat effectively... Or at all!
These pads vary in thickness depending on whether they are on mmc-1 or mmc-2 modules or on soldered on parts. Most are PII or PIII / Celeron processors.
Is there anywhere I can get an assortment of thickness pads to replace these? Most are beyond the ability of thermal paste to take up the space between die and heatsink.
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