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    Sager NP9170 cooling elements

    Discussion in 'Sager and Clevo' started by sorcererofdm, Dec 8, 2014.

  1. sorcererofdm

    sorcererofdm Notebook Enthusiast

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    While I was replacing my wifi card today, I dropped a screw inside the laptop, so now I'm opening it all up to try to find it. In the process, I discovered that what seem to me like cooling elements (the gold-colored blocks) have fallen off their intended locations (the black marks on top of the CPU).
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    (the full image is at https://i.imgur.com/dCMr2wn.jpg if you can't see the black marks on this image)

    So, are they actually cooling elements? (I did order for extra cooling) should I just put them back where they should be? Should I apply new thermal paste? I have some Arctic MX-4, but they are almost 2 years old. Could they still work?
     
    sorcererofdm, Dec 8, 2014
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  2. Support.3@XOTIC PC

    Support.3@XOTIC PC Company Representative

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    You can press them back into place. You dont want to use any thermal compound under them as that is non adhesive.
     
    Support.3@XOTIC PC, Dec 8, 2014
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  3. Marecki_clf

    Marecki_clf Homo laptopicus

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    You can also remove all these heatsinks, remove the crappy double-sided sticky tape they are attached with from them and use something like Arctic Silver Thermal Adhesive for permanent attachment and best thermal conductivity.
     
    Marecki_clf, Dec 8, 2014
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  4. jaybee83

    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    ouch, be very careful when those mini heatsinks lose attachment and fly around ur machine. could very well short out ur mobo!
     
    jaybee83, Dec 9, 2014
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  5. Mobius 1

    Mobius 1 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Mobius 1, Dec 9, 2014
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    jaybee83 Biotech-Doc

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    wow, 17 W/mK thats insane! nice :)
     
    jaybee83, Dec 9, 2014
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