Hi,
Please help me with the cpu problem after I applied (probably improperly) thermal metalpad.
I bought a liquid metalpad thermal interface cpu pad for my dell inspiron 5160 laptop.
I replaced the old paste from between cpu and the heatsink fan.
I cleaned the surface using alcohol.
I didn't follow the exact installation steps since originally my cpu won't come up to full power so it can't even bring up my windows, i.e., blank screen,
that's when I thought there could be a heat issue.
My computer was recently sent to repair so the cpu was removed from the heatsink fan. There was literally no paste in between cpu and fan.
So I bought the metalpad.
Before applying it, the cpu could come up with fan to maximum speed, after a while the cpu is overheated so it's auto shutdown. I would say it ran about a minute or so.
After I applied the metalpad, the cpu ran as before. At the point the metalpad was starting to melt.
But then cpu suddenly shutdown. I think at the time I tried to touched the cpu and it was really hot, say 70 degrees or so. I don't know if it was due to my touch. It happened so sudden.
When I restarted it, it stayed on for a second, that is, the fan stayed for a second, then it turned off and so was the fan. I repeated this several times and it happened everytime.
However, I tried something else. I unlocked the cpu from locked position to unlocked position in the cpu socket so as if cpu was not there. When I turned on the power again, the fan stayed about 10 seconds or so in full power, then it stopped.
I repeat several times and it gives the same results.
I understand that in latter case where the cpu is off the symptom is the same as there is no cpu or dead cpu since I had this problem before and learned from internet as well.
I also learned from web that in first case when you change the thermal paste, the cpu has some kind of protective mechanism to allow or disallow it.
I think my cpu was shutdown in this case, although I am not sure if it is same as dead.
I would like to know what is the status of my cpu. If it is still ok, how can I cause it to turn on, for example, apply a different paste etc.
Thank you very much for your help and I am really desperate.
Please help me with the cpu problem after I applied (probably improperly) thermal metalpad.
I bought a liquid metalpad thermal interface cpu pad for my dell inspiron 5160 laptop.
I replaced the old paste from between cpu and the heatsink fan.
I cleaned the surface using alcohol.
I didn't follow the exact installation steps since originally my cpu won't come up to full power so it can't even bring up my windows, i.e., blank screen,
that's when I thought there could be a heat issue.
My computer was recently sent to repair so the cpu was removed from the heatsink fan. There was literally no paste in between cpu and fan.
So I bought the metalpad.
Before applying it, the cpu could come up with fan to maximum speed, after a while the cpu is overheated so it's auto shutdown. I would say it ran about a minute or so.
After I applied the metalpad, the cpu ran as before. At the point the metalpad was starting to melt.
But then cpu suddenly shutdown. I think at the time I tried to touched the cpu and it was really hot, say 70 degrees or so. I don't know if it was due to my touch. It happened so sudden.
When I restarted it, it stayed on for a second, that is, the fan stayed for a second, then it turned off and so was the fan. I repeated this several times and it happened everytime.
However, I tried something else. I unlocked the cpu from locked position to unlocked position in the cpu socket so as if cpu was not there. When I turned on the power again, the fan stayed about 10 seconds or so in full power, then it stopped.
I repeat several times and it gives the same results.
I understand that in latter case where the cpu is off the symptom is the same as there is no cpu or dead cpu since I had this problem before and learned from internet as well.
I also learned from web that in first case when you change the thermal paste, the cpu has some kind of protective mechanism to allow or disallow it.
I think my cpu was shutdown in this case, although I am not sure if it is same as dead.
I would like to know what is the status of my cpu. If it is still ok, how can I cause it to turn on, for example, apply a different paste etc.
Thank you very much for your help and I am really desperate.