>The thermal problem was mostly due to dust accumulation in the fan and >heat sink and the drying of the heat sink paste, after cleaning away all >the filth and small insects and replacing the heat sink paste on the die >the peak temperature has dropped from 90C+ to 61C.
I used to (and still do) regularly vacuum my old laptop with an upholstery brush attachment to keep the dust down and help prevent such issues. Don't do this when the computer is on kids, and use extreme care around the screen edges... Ralph
