I'm wondering if there's a particular order of remounting the heatsink onto the CPU/Northbridge by tightening the screws that hold the HS in a particular order.
Reason I ask is because I replace the thermal grease on the CPU and Northbridge with Arctic Silver 5, and first 2 screws I fastened were the ones to the left side, then proceeded with the little brackets that hold the heatsink into the T61 chassis.
I heard of reassembling the heatsink by tightening the screws on a star direction, but is this necessary on the Thinkpads?
Any one have done a thermal replace on their T60/T61. Not sure if the temperatures have dropped, I'm getting 76C at full load on Orthos with the CPU running at stock voltage.
FYI, my T61 has standard screen, so I guess it uses the same fan FRU as the T60 Std. screen, not sure.
Correct way to remount a heatsink??
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Correct way to remount a heatsink??
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Re: Correct way to remount a heatsink??
"tightening the screws on a star direction,"
SOP on everything from car wheels to engine blocks, in order to get even torque across a part that is held down by multiple screws/bolts. I'd assume that logic will work for heat sinks as well. Not that it would be necessary--just that it would be more likely to give you even torque, for even cooling. (And presuming you used the thermal paste most sparingly in the first case.)
SOP on everything from car wheels to engine blocks, in order to get even torque across a part that is held down by multiple screws/bolts. I'd assume that logic will work for heat sinks as well. Not that it would be necessary--just that it would be more likely to give you even torque, for even cooling. (And presuming you used the thermal paste most sparingly in the first case.)
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