Introduction
If your MSI GS66 Stealth laptop (model 11UE-007) is having problems with the overall cooling system and it is not the cooling fan, the thermal paste might need to be replaced.
Thermal paste is used to transfer heat away from the CPU and the cooling system. Loss of effectiveness from this part can result in the laptop heating up to dangerous levels that put other components of the laptop at risk.
This part can dry up over time and will need replacement at some point. This guide has the necessary steps to fully replace the thermal paste and return the laptop to peak efficiency.
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Identify the nine screws around the perimeter. One screw will be under the factory seal sticker.
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Remove eight 10mm Phillips J1 screws.
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Remove one 7mm Philips J1 screw from the center bottom of backplate.
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Use the tip of the blue plastic opening tool to slip between the backplate and the body of the laptop at the hinge side.
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Wiggle the blue plastic opening tool as you slide it around the perimeter of the backplate to separate is from the body of the laptop.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
2 comments
When putting the heatsink back on, do we only need to reapply cpu thermal paste, or do we have to replace the pink stuff? If so, what is the pink stuff, and where can I get it?
If you only have issues with thermals on your cpu then I would just replace the gray thermal paste directly on the cpu. The “pink stuff” is also thermal paste for the other components. It would normally have thermal pads but there must not have been enough room for them in the design.