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    Accessing heatsink on Vaio PCG-FRV31

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by tuningout, Feb 14, 2007.

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    My Vaio PCG-FRV31 has been heating up and shutting down. I've opened
    it up and removed some of the dust in the fans, which seems to have
    helped, but I want to get access to the heatsink to clean it off and
    add new thermal compound.

    I've got the keyboard off and the metal plate underneath, but when I
    unscrew the four screws around the main fan, nothing seems to happen
    -- it still seems stuck onto the board.

    Any suggestions?
     
    tuningout, Feb 14, 2007
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