Re: [Thinkpad] T20 CPU temp

No, you can use grease, there isn't really any gap that matters
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwydion" <gwydion@courvilles.com>
To: "Bruce Markowitz" <scosgt@worldnet.att.net>
Cc: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 3:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Thinkpad] T20 CPU temp

> Yes, I remember the thermal pad didn't look like it really
> conducted heat very well, but there was a gap between the heat
> sink assembly and the CPU that was too wide for just thermal
> paste. One of the things I want to try is using a copper shim
> with thermal paste to bridge the gap instead of the thermal pad.
>
> Bruce Markowitz wrote:
> >
> > I had a T20 that worked with a 1 gig, then IBM replaced the system board
and
> > it can only go to 900Mhz now!
> > Anyway, I suggest removing the thermal pad, if that's what's on there,
and
> > using Arctic Thermal silver grease or equal. It would probably do a
better
> > job of dispersing heat
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Gwydion" <gwydion@courvilles.com>
> > To: <thinkpad@stderr.org>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2003 1:31 PM
> > Subject: [Thinkpad] T20 CPU temp
> >
> > > I have a T20 that I upgraded with a 1G P3. I use it with a
> > > simulator program that puts a pretty heavy load on the CPU, and
> > > have had it shut down a couple times due, I think, to
> > > overheating.
> > >
> > > Is there any way to read the CPU temp on a T20? I want to try a
> > > couple of cooling ideas to see if they help, but I'd like more
> > > direct data on the temp than just waiting to see if it shuts
> > > down.
> > >
> > > Art
>

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