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[* black] That messy stuff in the 1st picture is a thermal pad.
-[* black] Dell applied it fine, but when I first opened this machine, I re-aligned the pad, but teared it while doing so. :(
-[* black] When I put it back together, I put on a new pad though.
-[* black] I also cleaned the heat sink, and Core Duo, and applied Arctic Silver 5 to the CPU core.
-[* black] My Laptop runs much cooler
+[* black] I cleaned the heat sink, and Core Duo, and applied Arctic Silver 5 to the CPU core.
[* black] More hot air escapes from the read, keeping the bottom cooler on my lap.