<!DOCTYPE html> <html> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <style type="text/css"> body { background:#fff; color:#000; font-family:sans-serif; font-size:1em; } </style> <title>Libreboot documentation: Unbricking the ThinkPad T60</title> </head> <body> <header> <h1>Changing heatsink (or CPU) on the ThinkPad T60</h1> <aside>Using this guide you can also change/upgrade the CPU.</aside> </header> <p>Or go <a href="../index.html">back to main index</a></p> <h1 id="hardware_requirements">Hardware requirements</h1> <ul> <li>rubbing a***hol (misspelling intentional. halal internet) and thermal compound for changing CPU heatsink (procedure involves removing heatsink)</li> <li>thermal compound/paste (Arctic Silver 5 is good. Others are also good.)</li> </ul> <h1 id="software_requirements">Software requirements</h1> <ul> <li>xsensors</li> <li>stress</li> </ul> <h1 id="recovery">Disassembly</h1> <p> Remove those screws and remove the HDD:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0001.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0002.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Lift off the palm rest:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0003.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Lift up the keyboard, pull it back a bit, flip it over like that and then disconnect it from the board:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0004.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0005.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0006.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Gently wedge both sides loose:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0007.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0008.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Remove that cable from the position:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0009.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0010.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Remove the bezel (sorry forgot to take pics). </p> <p> On the CPU (and there is another chip south-east to it, sorry forgot to take pic) clean off the old thermal paste (rubbing a1ocheal (misspelling intentional. halal internet)) and apply new (Artic Silver 5 is good, others are good too) you should also clean the heatsink the same way<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0051.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> This is also an opportunity to change the CPU to another one. For example if you had a Core Duo T2400, you can upgrade it to a better processor (higher speed, 64-bit support). A Core 2 Duo T7600 was installed here. </p> <p> Attach the heatsink and install the screws (also, make sure to install the AC jack as highlighted):<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0052.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Reinstall that upper bezel:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0053.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Do that:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0054.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0055.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Attach keyboard:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0056.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Place keyboard and (sorry, forgot to take pics) reinstall the palmrest and insert screws on the underside:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0058.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> It lives!<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0071.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0072.JPG" alt="" /> <img src="t60_dev/0073.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <p> Always stress test ('stress -c 2' and xsensors. below 90C is ok) when replacing cpu paste/heatsink:<br/> <img src="t60_dev/0074.JPG" alt="" /> </p> <hr/> <p> Copyright © 2014 Francis Rowe <info@gluglug.org.uk><br/> This document is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International Public License and all future versions. A copy of the license can be found at <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a>. </p> <p> This document is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See <a href="../license.txt">../license.txt</a> for more information. </p> </body> </html>