Yellow Light of Death Repair

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Using your fingers or the flat end of a spudger, remove the old thermal pads on the logic board as indicated:
Large square thermal pads
Small square thermal pads
Small rectangular thermal pads (located on the underside of the board, as highlighted in the second picture)
Some of the smaller thermal pads may be attached to the metal casing that surrounds the motherboard rather than the motherboard itself.

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