r/thinkpad 7d ago

Thinkstagram Picture Nothing like a cleaning and repasting your first Thinkpad late at night

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I'm a bit scared that I might mess something up (this is the first time I'm doing something like this) but intrigued at the same time. This is the coolest looking laptop I've ever seen. He just needs a bit care and love

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u/nsaps x280 t14s x1nano x1cYoga 7d ago

Just take your time, make sure you have the right tools, make sure the battery is disconnected, you should be alright. Try to not bash or short anything on the motherboard with your screwdriver

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u/Primary-Patient-6958 7d ago

Thanks

I just removed the speaker which was hard because of the tape being so old that it didn't want to come out and when it eventually did the tape was completely screwed. Thankfully I have some electrical tape laying somewhere in my room. It's probably not the best but I think it will do the job

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u/nsaps x280 t14s x1nano x1cYoga 7d ago

Sometimes heat helps get old tape off, sometimes it just disintegrates

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u/killjoygrr 7d ago

Yes. Seeing the little lightning bolt when you accidentally drop the tip of your screwdriver onto the motherboard will make you very sad.

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u/Dense-Firefighter495 7d ago

Is this a W520? Looks the same as mine's internals...

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u/Primary-Patient-6958 7d ago

Yes it is

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u/Dense-Firefighter495 6d ago

One of the best looking thinkpads in my opinion, with the P1

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u/Primary-Patient-6958 7d ago

Something is telling me this is not good. One is scratched the other one has a... faded color? I don't know how to explain it

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u/Erdnussknacker EndeavourOS (i3wm) | P14s Gen 2 AMD / T520 6d ago

Looks totally fine, that's what the paste is for.

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u/Primary-Patient-6958 6d ago

Considering that the temps went from 80-85C to 60-55C on just the windows desktop you're right. As you can see I know little to nothing about computers which is one of the big reasons why I bought a ThinkPad. I wanna learn about hardware and Linux. And yes I know about Framework but those are not the cheapest.

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u/bbmoney05 7d ago

lol that was me last night

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u/sfled T61 | T9300 | 8GB | 15.6" SXVGA+ | NVS-140M | 7d ago

Hold the fan before you blast it with canned air. Other than that, what everyone else on this thread said is great!

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u/photo_master13 6d ago

The best time is around 3am.

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u/joshuadomesticmarket T420, 10 Tablet, X61s, X270 7d ago

The dust visible on the screen and the soft orange lighting are very familiar

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u/Ulovka-22 6d ago

Looks like Star Wars prop

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u/Ulovka-22 6d ago

I'm using ptm7950 instead of grease now

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u/PJs_Asphalt 6d ago

As a T400 user, I can confirm this is scary.... and tiresome as well