On Nov 3, 10:16 pm, "Tina K." <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2010/11/03 12:39, John Carmonne so eloquently wrote: > > > > > I have noticed that Apple used a thick paste on the G4 PowerBooks, I > > assume this is because the possible flexing and ambient temperature > > changes of the components could break the thermal contact > > That might not be the case, I do remember some Apple model being > manufactured with too much thermal paste by mistake, but I don't > remember which model it was. > > Tina The original MacBook Pro (1.83 MHz) had issues with big globs of thermal paste. I have one that I purchased as a "high mileage special," and replaced the lower case due to the plastic frame being broken. I had noticed a lot more fan activity than with the later version (2.2 MHz). I cleaned it up and re-applied Arctic Silver in a moderate amount. The result is that it runs a full 40 degrees (F) cooler. I vote for less. V Mabus
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