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Originally Posted by holograph
I found out about this the hard way
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Sorry to hear that.
I was lucky and saved mine before the disaster occurred, or maybe I just postponed it.
The notebook would always get very warm in the upper left corner, close to the power button, especially after playing videos in fullscreen for some time. The fan would spin a lot, and the computer would become slow.
The solution for me was to remove all the dust which had accumulated inside the fan. Like you say, it was a pain to reach those areas of the machine. If someone likes doing puzzles then go for it
I didn't have the nerves to experiment with thermal paste or baking the chip.
After having removed all the dust from all the components the laptop has become usable and silent again.
I am not looking forward to next time it needs cleaning. It should probably be done before summer when heating problems usually arise.