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| [* black] Use a spudger or your fingers to lift the heatsink up and off the motherboard to remove it. | |
| [* icon_note] You may feel a bit of resistance. This is normal, since the heat sink is slightly bonded to the CPU with thermal paste. | |
| [* icon_reminder] Clean off the old thermal paste from the heat sink and CPU using high-concentration (90% or higher) isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth. [guide|744|Apply new thermal paste|new_window=true] to the CPU before reassembly. | |
| + | [* black] Apply thermal paste to all surfaces that had thermal paste applied previously. This includes between the heatpipe and aluminum shield, which the Switch uses as additional heatsinking. |