Opening up and repaste while under warranty

DID anyone here repaste their y410p oy y510p while under warranty.

 

I did it on my Y500 almost as soon as I got it.

 

You didnt care about the warranty?

 

I cared more that my laptop wouldn't overheat and shut down when gaming.

 

Well can't you ask them to repaste it?

 

Don't trust them to do a good-enough job, and there's always the possibility of them messing something else up and returning the notebook in a worse state. Also, turnaround times are a few weeks for me and that's a few weeks I'd be without my machine. I got everything taken care of in 15 minutes and you can't even tell I opened it up.

 

Can you give me some tips? I want to open my computer up and repaste. Like you said, they might return my computer in a worse state so I dont know if I should keep the warranty state on my laptop. What do you recommend I should do if I want a repaste?

 

You watch this video and be careful when you pop out the back panel:


Lenovo Y400 Y500 Full Disassembly - YouTube

 

Follow the Hardware Maintenance Manual and watch the video. Get some good thermal paste and learn how to apply it properly.

 

Anything should I know before I pop out the back panel? Whats the problem with it?

 

It's easy to break off the plastic tabs that attach it to the laptop. I suggest putting your fingers between the laptop and the bottom panel and carefully prying the edges up and out.

 

So does repasting completely void your warranty?

 

O ok that is good to know. The guy in thr video made it seem like it was a pretty easy process

 

There is a "warranty void if tampered" sticker covering one of the screws under the keyboard that you are required to remove in order to get to the mainboard.

It loosens up a little and becomes easier after you do it the first time.

 

Heh, mine was completely torn and they still replaced the motherboard under warranty.

 

I guess that's what I can tell them if I ever need to send my laptop in for warranty service. You can't even tell I had a sticker in the first place because I was so meticulous about removing it.

 

Mine was completely torn from the factory! Also, one of the three screws along the ultrabay's head was slightly stripped. I didn't do either of those things, just how it was out-of-the-box.

 

Monkeys, I tell ya. Monkeys.

And you wonder why I'm reluctant to send my laptop in for service. You ain't getting your dirty paws on my baby...

 

i see some people said the laptop has overheat when playing games. in other post, a user recommend use Arctic silver 5 to repaste it

i can open it but never have repaste the processor and gpu, i founded this video and have one question about that
what amount of paste should I use? same that video? 10:00 min begin to repaste



Thank you and pardon my english

 

I would advise against using Arctic Silver 5 and spreading the paste with your finger. Use a ceramic-based paste such as Arctic MX-4. After thoroughly cleaning off the old paste with some rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs, put a pea-shaped ball or rice-shaped line of new paste in the center of the die and press the heatsink straight down on it, wiggling slightly if possible to facilitate spreading.

 

Thank you for answering, so the arctic MX-4 is better than silver 5

I'll take your advice

 

Most thermal pastes out there perform within a few degrees of each other so it really comes down to proper application. Arctic Silver 5 is slightly capacitive and a little harder to apply than Arctic Cooling MX-4 IMO so that's why I recommend the latter. MX-2 performs identically to MX-4 and is usually a little cheaper so you could get that instead.

 

I agree with octiceps I would rather use something that is not conductive (unlike AS5) and choose Arctic MX-2/MX-4 or IC Diamond. Hell, even mayonnaise performs decently as a TIM: Does Mayonnaise Last as a Thermal Compound? | Hardware Secrets

 

AS5 is not electrically conductive, that is a common misconception. However, it is slightly capacitive so it's probably not a good idea to paint the entire PCB with it.

From the Arctic Silver website:

 

Ok on the disassembly video. At around 5:00 mark he removed the motherboard. I was wondering if I needed to do that to repaste the cpu/gpu since it looked like he already have access to the board.

 

Yes you need to remove the motherboard from the chassis.

 

It looks pretty difficult. Is it easy to break components while I am disassembling?

 

It's hard for us to comment when we don't know your level of expertise. If in doubt, send it in.

 

Ok well I havent done this before, but what if I an extremely careful?
Are the components incredibly fragile?

 

Then go knock yourself out.

No they're not fragile.