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The HP Spectre x2 is a 2-in-1 detachable laptop notebook with Windows OS and a SSD that was released in 2015. It can be identified by its model number, 12-a002dx.

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replacing cpu thermal paste

as this laptop is getting quite hot sometimes, and in an attempt to increase functionality, could you please post a guide to removing the motherboard as well?

i'd like to see if it's at all possible to replace the thermal paste

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Hi,

Here's a link to the service manual for your laptop, taken from this HP webpage.

Scroll to p.43 to view the necessary pre-requisite steps and then the procedure to remove the heat sink and replace the thermal paste.

Hopefully this is of some help.

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