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| - | [* black] Moving past the upper case we encounter three T-5 screws attaching the EMI shield and motherboard to the bottom case. |
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| - | [* black] We break out the ol' spudger to help us pry the motherboard up from some gum (actually thermal paste) sticking it to the heat sink. |
| - | [* black] Hopefully this Chromecast doesn't have the [https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/sFeS8vLjspA|overheating] issues the original had. |
| + | [* black] Having blown the lid off the new Chromecast, we encounter three T-5 screws securing the EMI shield and motherboard to the bottom case. |
| + | [* black] We spudger up the motherboard, only to find it held in place by... bubble gum? |
| + | [* icon_note] On closer inspection that's actually thermal paste—a lot of it. |
| + | [* black] Hopefully that means this Chromecast won't have the [https://productforums.google.com/forum/#!topic/chromecast/sFeS8vLjspA|overheating] issues that plagued the original. |
| [* icon_note] Those darker areas around the edge of the board are integrated dual-band [http://www.antenna-theory.com/antennas/patches/pifa.php|PIFA|new_window=true] antennas. Although this technology is similar to that used in the original Chromecast, this version actually has an adaptive three-antenna array to select the best signal. |