On Mon, Mar 15, 2010 at 08:02:50AM -0400, Steve Shockley wrote: > If you do take it apart, make sure you have some heatsink grease > on-hand, as the factory stuff may look (and function) like dried > toothpaste. Don't spend extra on "special" grease, it doesn't really > make a difference.
Laptops often have thermal pads, which can't be replaced with thermal paste. Better not remove it unless you know what you're doing. The pad is nearly impossible to re-use, dust will stick to it and it'll be unusable. Snake oil thermal pastes are just a rip-off, though.
