I have information in description, allways! Got inspired, or just would like to support me? - / bta Replacing Lenovo x230 thermal paste, hopefully this helps someone!
Thank you for your kind words! When I realized this is what I have to do and told myself mmh ill film it if someone gets help from it. Today its 194 likes and 23 505 views so I guess at least a few found this helpful and that's awesome! =)
One year later answer: something I had laying around. Would say Noctua paste but does not look like it... Even cheaper pastes are good to go, just does not last as long before starting to dry (my own experience)
Awesome tutorial, but only one thing may false. The PCH shall not be covered by any thermal pad which connect with thermal tube. The CPU can hold even 100 degree C, but PCH max may only hold 70. It can be heated by the CPU through the tube, so the original design don’t wanna this happened. Some people use thermal glue with copper thermal sink to upgrade it, that’s fine. But don’t connect with CPU’s tube.
I'm a bit confused what do you mean, maybe tell me where I did wrong If so? I'm quite sure I did not add anything more than new thermal paste and used those old pads.
@BTA - KeepItFun My PCH didn't have a pad at all, or maybe it did and it was dried up, so it resembled old thermal paste. I just put thermal paste on the PCH as well as the CPU. Guessing that's wrong?
Thanks for the quick tutorial. :) In 1:44, did you use a microfiber cloth to clean the CPU? Doesn't that increase the chances of static shock damaging it?
I have heard of that being the case sometimes but I have seen many people use microfiber without any issues. I still do it the old fashion way with coffee filters and 99% alcohol :D
Thanks alot for the video. Ive seen others doing repairs but they have never been this clear and encouraged me to attempt it myself. Happy to say that I was able to replace the charging port and it works perfectly now.
How did you disconnect the power connector away from the motherboard in the first part of the video? It looks like you just pulled it out but I am not sure. I don't want to break it!
I'd think that too to be logical. But from what I can see is the laptop is mostly made from plastic. Here's a counter example though. I have a Lenovo Y50, full metal chassis, but it doesn't have the plastic. Honestly I'm just inherently curious why they would do that to your specific model.
the thinkpad X, T and W series have a spillproof keyboard, there are drain holes in it with tubes going over the motherboard and out of the laptop down the chassis, i think the plastic is to avoid water particles on the mobo in case something goes wrong, and to protect from other kind of possible shorts. just another security to call them premium
Thank you superwolf95, i would like to test how waterproof this really is. Not going to risk this laptop tho. Best one i have ever used. Even better than Asus Ultraboox i've been using, just works.
Ye. The answer for that sadly does not exist. Many variables. Gf's casual internet laptop temps dropped from 75-80s to 50-60 celsius. Brothers new gaming laptop from stock to liquid metal dropped -15 celsius on max load. Now hes having some problems with throttlestop/temps so that'll Be revisited. Good thing is that most new laptops come with better and better thermal compounds :)
I dont recall but 10-15'C Drop. I think you should do it again and clean properly before applying. You really dont need much. Applying too much will have negative effect. When putting it back together tighten all The screws evenly. (There might be order labeled with numbers to follow or not)..
It could be your fan is slow, try order a new fan or a new heat sink with a new fan. If the fan is dying, it does not matter how good the thermal paste.
Thanks for your tutorial. I accidentally damaged the rubber on the other chip (GPU?) that is cooled by the vent. So i put some thermal paste on that too. Is that good or do I need to buy some of that rubber to put on, and what is it?
Yikes... ithrew it away and only applied thermal paste... Perhaps I better get some thermal pad immediately.Now at least I know what to buy - I didn't know what it was called before - thanks again!!!
Man, this is the definition of how this kind of videos should be done. Thank you
Thank you for your kind words! When I realized this is what I have to do and told myself mmh ill film it if someone gets help from it. Today its 194 likes and 23 505 views so I guess at least a few found this helpful and that's awesome! =)
@@BTA_KeepItFun What thermal paste do you recommend?
Lately I've been using Arctic MX-4 happily. Works well and priced well :)
I just did it after 8 years and device is minimum 10 degree cooler now. (mx4)
This machine is still beast.
It's still my favourite laptop! Sadly not much in use anymore :(
What sucks in the X series is that you have to remove the motherboard to access the CPU.This process is much simpler in a T series model.
I finally got the nerve to do this. Thanks for the video!
Hey! Happy to help!
Chill videos dude!
I guess it's pretty randomly asking but do anyone know of a good place to watch newly released movies online?
@Ian Grayson I would suggest FlixZone. Just search on google for it =)
@Dangelo Terrance definitely, have been using flixzone for since april myself :)
@Dangelo Terrance Thanks, signed up and it seems like they got a lot of movies there :) I appreciate it!
@Ian Grayson you are welcome xD
Thanks for the quick tutorial!
Awesome if it helped!
Nie ma to jak wymienić pastę i zostawić stare termopady:)
XD
Jakie i gdzie one są??
@BTA Awesome video! Very thorough, thanks! One question, what kind of thermal paste did you use?
One year later answer: something I had laying around. Would say Noctua paste but does not look like it... Even cheaper pastes are good to go, just does not last as long before starting to dry (my own experience)
Too bad Ivy bridge doesn't support undervolting. It heating up to 50 C on idle, then fan turns on.
Awesome tutorial, but only one thing may false. The PCH shall not be covered by any thermal pad which connect with thermal tube. The CPU can hold even 100 degree C, but PCH max may only hold 70. It can be heated by the CPU through the tube, so the original design don’t wanna this happened. Some people use thermal glue with copper thermal sink to upgrade it, that’s fine. But don’t connect with CPU’s tube.
I'm a bit confused what do you mean, maybe tell me where I did wrong If so? I'm quite sure I did not add anything more than new thermal paste and used those old pads.
@BTA - KeepItFun My PCH didn't have a pad at all, or maybe it did and it was dried up, so it resembled old thermal paste. I just put thermal paste on the PCH as well as the CPU. Guessing that's wrong?
Thanks for the quick tutorial. :) In 1:44, did you use a microfiber cloth to clean the CPU? Doesn't that increase the chances of static shock damaging it?
I have heard of that being the case sometimes but I have seen many people use microfiber without any issues. I still do it the old fashion way with coffee filters and 99% alcohol :D
Well I just opened it up after 0:30, changed thermal paste and closed it up. Watched it to the end after. So trilling.
Great video, very helpful and to the point.
you make it look easy :o
Hardest part IMO is to keep screws in order and not loose them :P
Thanks alot for the video. Ive seen others doing repairs but they have never been this clear and encouraged me to attempt it myself. Happy to say that I was able to replace the charging port and it works perfectly now.
That is absolutely awesome! Good to hear that this video is helping people :)
If i tried this my x230 would be scrap. Nice vid all the same
x230s are quite robust and not too many parts
My ThinkPad X230 keeps turning itself off by two ways: blue screen of death and just shutting down instantly. What can I do, please?
Hey la pasta que tiene más abajo la azul, tenías que cambiarla también?
How did you disconnect the power connector away from the motherboard in the first part of the video? It looks like you just pulled it out but I am not sure. I don't want to break it!
oh, I just got it. Nevermind...
beautiful
could they have used any more screws?
quality
jesus that looks complicated :D
:D Quite simply afterall.
It's complicated mostly because it requires the removal of the motherboard.
not at all tbh. compared to other laptops
Just did this to mine. Similar results; went from 93°C to 80
That's good, but still hot. What do you use x230 for? I'm going to buy ''liquid metal'' for laptop and see how much that effects idle/load temps.
thats hot.. mine runs around 49c to 56c sometimes in the 60s depending what im doing
@@BTA_KeepItFun how much did you get ? before and after ? idle and load ?
How to scratch the bad thermal paste? Alcool?
Tool-wise, will I need anything besides a small screwdriver? Have my thermal goop coming in 2 days
a brain
@@balkanicsense1952 ok, where can I buy one
would this be generally the same with the x230T?
what tool did u use to get the keyboard off
Too bad the CPU is soldered
wow, TWO heatpipe
I'm just wondering what the black plastic on the motherboard is for? Doesn't it increase heat on certain components?
To cover it i suppose. Protecting from shorting most likely.
I'd think that too to be logical. But from what I can see is the laptop is mostly made from plastic. Here's a counter example though. I have a Lenovo Y50, full metal chassis, but it doesn't have the plastic. Honestly I'm just inherently curious why they would do that to your specific model.
the thinkpad X, T and W series have a spillproof keyboard, there are drain holes in it with tubes going over the motherboard and out of the laptop down the chassis, i think the plastic is to avoid water particles on the mobo in case something goes wrong, and to protect from other kind of possible shorts.
just another security to call them premium
Ah thanks for your response!
Thank you superwolf95, i would like to test how waterproof this really is. Not going to risk this laptop tho. Best one i have ever used. Even better than Asus Ultraboox i've been using, just works.
Dammit with the power connector! Dammit! Too short. But finally... ;)
Dude I feel ya! Had to line up the connector while sliding the mobo in place, then took a plastic tool and pushed her into the connector.
@@dspec126 If it's the same as the x220 you can take out 4 screws to remove the top lid that holds the display. It makes the job easy.
Has anyone done testing to compare stock (old) thermal paste performance to using fresh paste.
Ye. The answer for that sadly does not exist. Many variables. Gf's casual internet laptop temps dropped from 75-80s to 50-60 celsius. Brothers new gaming laptop from stock to liquid metal dropped -15 celsius on max load. Now hes having some problems with throttlestop/temps so that'll Be revisited. Good thing is that most new laptops come with better and better thermal compounds :)
what is your cpu temperature after using the new paste, I use MX4 but still get 60 degrees idle and 80 degrees in benchmark, stress tests
could applying too much thermal paste also result into overheating?
I dont recall but 10-15'C Drop. I think you should do it again and clean properly before applying. You really dont need much. Applying too much will have negative effect. When putting it back together tighten all The screws evenly. (There might be order labeled with numbers to follow or not)..
It could be your fan is slow, try order a new fan or a new heat sink with a new fan.
If the fan is dying, it does not matter how good the thermal paste.
thx
cpu solded?
Thanks for your tutorial. I accidentally damaged the rubber on the other chip (GPU?) that is cooled by the vent. So i put some thermal paste on that too. Is that good or do I need to buy some of that rubber to put on, and what is it?
Blue thermal pad? Most likely all good with thermalpaste+ ''broken'' thermal pad.
Yikes... ithrew it away and only applied thermal paste... Perhaps I better get some thermal pad immediately.Now at least I know what to buy - I didn't know what it was called before - thanks again!!!
Does the heatpipe make good contact with the chip? If so then you are more than good to go. I dont remember how tight the heatpipe was
I did The same any news about it? Also what is that chip?
I removed it and replaced with fresh paste. So far so good.
song used on the video???
soundcloud.com/mykvibes/never-knew-1
song of video?
soundcloud.com/mykvibes/never-knew-1
This looks so fking hard, i am never gonna do this ;-;
Just takes time and patience. Quite a bit..
song of the video
another soldered cpu.
Really nice done video. Compliment! But please, what is it for a song?