Lenovo Legion Y530-15ICH Thermal Paste Replacement

Introduction

If you notice your Lenovo Legion Y530-15ICH overheating and crashing, even when processing small tasks, it might be time to replace the old thermal paste in your laptop. Over time, thermal paste can dry out and lose its effectiveness, leading to improper heat conduction and causing your laptop to overheat and under perform. On average the idle temperature of your laptop should be around 60-65 degrees Celsius, and the temperature of your laptop under heavy workload should be around 80-85 degrees Celsius. If your CPU and GPU temperatures are exceeding over 90-95, it may be due to the thermal paste.

In this guide, I will show you how to replace the old thermal paste on your laptop, allowing it to perform optimally. It is important to use good quality thermal paste, as low quality ones may degrade faster, requiring another replacement in the near future. Usually a thermal paste replacement should last you about 5-7 years.

Before starting, make sure to power off your device completely and disconnect it from any external power source.

What you need

Step 1 Thermal Paste

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Use a Phillips #1 screwdriver to loosen the 11 screws on the back cover by turning them counterclockwise.
Remove the five 7mm screws.
Remove the six 4mm screws.

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Step 2

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Unplug the battery by gently pulling the wires using either your fingers or a pair of tweezers.
When using tweezers, avoid using the metal tip to pull the wires, as it might cause damage. Instead, hold the wires flat with your tweezers and gently pull them in the direction of the battery.

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Step 3

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Loosen the 6 spring screws with a Phillips #1 screwdriver.
The spring screws will not fully detach from the heatsink; continue loosening until you hear a "click" noise.
Gently lift up the heatsink and set it aside.

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Step 4

Clean the bulk of the old thermal paste with a tissue dipped in high-concentration isopropyl alcohol.
Clean the remaining old thermal paste stuck in the crevices with cotton swabs dipped in high-concentration isopropyl alcohol.

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Step 5

Clean the backside of the heatsink with cotton swabs dipped in high-concentrate isopropyl alcohol.

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Step 6

Apply the new thermal paste, using enough to ensure most of the pad would be covered when we spread it later.
If you have a spreader, use it to spread the thermal paste evenly over the pads. If not, don't worry; when we put back the heatsink, the thermal paste will spread by itself due to the applied pressure.

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Step 7

Put the heatsink back on and tighten the spring screws in the 1 → 6 order as marked on the surface of the heatsink.

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Step 8

Plug the battery back in by gently pushing it back into the slot.

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Step 9

Put the back cover in place and tighten all the 11 screws back on in a clockwise direction. Don't screw them too tightly to avoid damaging the plastic.

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