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  1. InOrderToSignIn

    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

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    Most of the delid/relid tutorials I have watched use the silicon glue in a solid line around the edges, between the ihs and the chip. I was just curious if it would be alright to place the IHS on, and then just put 4 dots (one in each corner) on the outside? From my understanding the sole purpose of the glue is to keep it in place, and I'm pretty sure that would be a strong enough bond to keep it in place. Anyway, would appreciate some insight.

    I will be using:
    https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000AL6WLA/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

    I will also be using the rockit tool or whatever, of course :p
     
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  2. Dr. AMK

    Dr. AMK Living with Hope

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    bennyg Notebook Virtuoso

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    Resticking is only necessary for transportation IMO. So long as the glue residue doesn't get dislodged and the ihs goes back on nicely aligned in its proper place, once its locked down in the socket, it wont be going anywhere.
     
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    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

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    I have an i7 4770k and an i5 4690k, so I will probably be swapping them out every now and then. Would rather they were attached. Got the i5 being relidded at the moment. Was a lot easier than I thought it would be lol... Assuming it all boots up fine at this point.
     
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    bennni Notebook Evangelist

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    I delidded and left the top loose for my system - didn't really noticed a big deal of difference. Used a 4 dot method on my wife's new system and it works fine also - her last system broke due to multiple drops from height, so it seemed a worthwhile precaution. +1 for the lapping suggestion too.
     
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    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

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    So I ran into an issue. I swapped my i7 4770k for an i5 4690k I had laying around. I delidded the i5 4690k, which seemed to go well... but...

    When I try and turn on my clevo 751zm, it fails to boot. The lights/fans turn on but there's no boot screen.

    Both the CPU and GPU appear to get warm, I'm just not sure what the issue would be. From my understanding the i5 4690k should be just as supported as the i7 4770k... if no one has any ideas I will probably stick the i7 back in and hope that works.
     
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    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

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    Resetting the cmos by removing main battery/cmos battery and holding power for 30 seconds and reasssembling did not work.

    Will try and throw in my i7 4770k if I can get it back out of my desktop... seriously, they make it impossible to get the CPU out haha
     
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    InOrderToSignIn Notebook Consultant

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    Replaced it with the i7, booted up just fine. Perhaps the i5 is a dead after my delidding process. Not sure why the chip would have gotten warm though.