Lenovo Ideapad 5 Overheating Fix (changing thermal paste)

Tools Needed:
T5 screwdriver or bit
Philips screwdriver or bit
Cotton balls
99% Isopropyl Alcohol
Thermal Paste (I use Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut)
Your brain
Straight to the point, step by step process on how to disassemble your Ideapad 5 and replace the thermal paste.
There are a few different models of the Ideapad 5, but this is the general design of all of them.
Feel free to leave a comment if this helped you.

[@Sir_Lcn]

Really weird to see "The greatest technician thats ever lived" so serious

[@genocydr]

Really weird to see "The greatest technician thats ever lived" so serious

[@piece4phil]

he just mean business, that's why.

[@moazmughal2010]

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[@mr.tiger-yt]

Yeah

[@rikogaming4108]

THE MOST SERIOUS TECHNICIAN that's ever LIVED

[@FQP-7024]

Thanks for reminding me to clean my laptop. 👍

[@karmicselling4252]

Good video. However ... 1/ Use 100% Isopropyl alcohol rather than 99%. It will clean up the old paste a lot more easily and eliminate any risk of damaging other components. 2/ Probably using way too much thermal paste here. You only need to apply a small pea sized blob to the centre of each processor. Once the heatsink is reinstalled it will spread the blob over the entire contact surface. Too much thermal paste will leak out beyond the edges of the contact surface and make a mess. Also, the best thermal transfer occurs with a thin layer of thermal paste.

[@Alexandraofficialproductions]

The greatest technician that’s ever lived

[@Sloff1155]

When you were talking about trying to unhook the battery all I could hear in my head was "with my tiny raccoon 🦝 hands" no seriously I love your videos 😁

[@SalemTechsperts]

Hahah this was before all the Shorts! Thanks for watching!

[@Sloff1155]

@@SalemTechsperts So your saying that your hands used to be bigger! =P

[@Vulcano7965]

Thanks, I'd try to open it myself but I was afraid I would be too rough because the bottom case is well connected. Now you showed me to be a bit more confident (and where to start! :D).

[@belkaboi]

This helped me a lot! Thanks for such detailed and short tutorial

[@hckr_]

I will drown your laptop

[@oqocraft2661]

@@hckr_ hey

[@parsabaharloo8054]

That giggity had me 😂

[@Frostybeegaming]

THE GREATEST TECHNICIAN THAT'S EVER LIVED

[@PeterParker-pp2nf]

"just do a little" does a ton

[@lostone1677]

As soon as it popped up on screen i was laffin

[@goorthiss]

Replacing the thermal paste with a PTM7950 will be the best thing that can be done. It is possible to see up to 15°C less temperature on the GPU in games compared to Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut paste. Adding undervolting can reduce the volume of the laptop by up to 10 dBa.

[@GreatYamatanoOrochi]

15 degrees celsius? Pretty sure that's physically impossible.

[@deathclutch913]

in this video its baby hands. i kinda got used to racoon hands

[@SirLotren]

I didn't have thermal paste on the small horizontal rectangle below the vertical rectangle. What is that area? Does it need thermal paste?

[@metsanemosehlane7891]

Very helpful from the greatest technician, I actually want to do this on my laptop , I noticed it burning my thighs and running loud recently, it's a four year old, I should factor in the gloves also

[@lobsterfrog]

It makes me happy when you say 'giggity' :)

[@ajinkyadhane9428]

lol🤣

[@bigmonkey9774]

hey, I followed the instructions, but now my trackpad doesn't work. Can't seem to figure out why, since the clicks still work, but tracking is not. I have 2021 version, and it seems a bit different from the one on the video. System recognizes HID and all drivers are updated. Which parts are responsible for the trackpad, and how would it be possible to fix it?

[@BiswajitGhosh-jv6fe]

You wrecked the trackpad flex cable I think

[@Kema234]

Thank you, Its been so long since I have heard my laptop fan spinning

[@amitmal7596]

how long is it gonna be till you can turn on the pc again from the point when you done applying the paste and reassembling ? Hope its gonna be helpful, thanks alot !

[@SalemTechsperts]

You can turn it on immediately.

[@kenobi-hi7qz]

When I bought my Lenovo IdeaPad 5 laptop I was able to game compatible games seamlessly for a couple of hours or maybe more without any stutters. But now after a year, although most of my laptop's performance is as good as new I have a lot of issues specifically while gaming. Can't go 10 minutes without the laptop overheating near the vents I've never checked the temps cause closing the game or switching to the task manager is difficult during the stutters. But you may be able to guess how high the temps go judging by the sound of it. Ran a Lenovo Smart Performance scan and there are some apparent errors related to the tune PC performance but I have to subscribe to the software to be able to resolve those issues. So I figured I first get the fans cleaned and a new coat of thermal paste applied by a technician and then resolve the issues with the software. Is this a good approach or are there some additional steps that I need to do as well? I heard disabling bloatwares and programs running in the background are all recommended but Idk how effective those steps are.. but I want to hear from you and other IdeaPad 5 owners will I be able to restore my PC's gaming performance to what it used to be? Cause I know 16 gigs of ram and an 11th gen i5 processor along with a 2GB MX450 GPU should be more than enough to run some few entry to mid range games.. I know mine used to.. I just want to be able to do that again. Please help me out with a few suggestions. Thanks in advance.

[@nyoongggmmgg9825]

broo same and i wonder if cleaning will solve my gaming probs. though mine is lenovo flex 5

[@donsal.t.1765]

Have you tried cleaning it the fan and replacing the thermal paste? If so did that fix it? Thanks. ... I just replaced my themal paste in the idea5. Hope it fixes that. It would get hot but bc I was watching videos movies or gaming when it was charging. I'd stop let it chatge and it would be normal temperature. Id wait for it to be charged and I'd go back to what i was doing, plugged in or not the temp would be fine whilst using the computer. Lol I did notice the bottom of the case bulged a little bc of the heat. I'm going to order a new one off ebay maybe but still my laptop runs fine. But like I said I try not to use it whilst charging.

[@keerthan7558]

ye mine gets slightly hot @60C with mixed use of web browsing , streaming videos and some light gaming , and i can hear fan noise more loudly now. I do maintain it well and vacuum the vents regularly , guess will have to replace the thermal paste in a few months. I bought it just a year ago , used it lightly so was surprised to see the thermals getting mediocre so fast. 1.i would suggest using the hardware solution first i.e clean the fan , vents with compressed air can / toothbrush ( don't use hot air from vacuum or hair drier) and replace the thermal paste . i'm thinking of sticking some thermal pads on the battery , ssd and ram as they 1st two get uncomfortably warm ( 40-45C) in even light usage like video playback while plugged in. 2.If that doesn't solve it guess u'll have to check if any particular app is taxing ur cpu , use task manager to see cpu , ram usage of each app and uninstall bloatware. Anti-malware software also taxes system a lot especially norton and mc affee , use lighter ones like malwarebytes or bitdefender or just stick to windows defender . Download microsoft pc manager to optimize ram and storage. i freed up around 2gb ram through these steps. 3. if none of these work it means ur system is outdated and can't handle those games anymore , time to upgrade :)

[@keerthan7558]

You have overcharged and damaged your battery that's why it probably bulged, replace it immediately man that's a fire hazard@@donsal.t.1765

[@yusufefe4575]

bro we have the exact same laptop could you solve it? if so how

[@havardhalsebrekke6361]

Hi, this was useful, thanks. Is it only possible to clean dust by opening the laptop up like in the vid, or can you do it from the outside (albeit less effective?) like in some other videos on YT? Specifically for the lenovo ideapad 5 14.

[@xXx_Regulus_xXx]

generally speaking short bursts of canned air in the vents is better for loosening dust than nothing at all if you don't want to open it up

[@keerthan7558]

u can use a vacuum cleaner at low speeds or a toothbrush to clean the vents for air intake regularly ( daily or weekly depending on how dusty ur environment is). But ye eventually u will have to open it to clean and replace the thermal paste atleast once in 1-2 yrs. Just avoid using it on ur sofa or bed otherwise fans will get clogged up quickly and even fail.

[@xethknight]

giggity the greatest technician that ever lived

[@rocket2739]

I have an msi leopard pro, and I have NO IDEA how to disassemble the heat pipes. Unscrewed everything, but it's completely glued. And I neither want to rip the motherboard, nor bend the heatpipes so I just leave it as is. The laptop is old but I've never been able to change its paste. Or grease ? Some sources say it's thermak grease and not paste...

[@SalemTechsperts]

Wiggle it back and forth until it breaks loose. Sometimes when it's hotter it's easier. Also it's thermal paste but people use both terms.

[@rocket2739]

@@SalemTechsperts If you've encountered one of these, do you know which thermal pads should I order ? While I'm at it, might as well replace them too, but nowhere on the internet does anyone know which thickness these are. Leopard pro GP72M 7RFX And the iFixit guides are worthless, I feel like I own an arcane piece of technology nobody's heard about 😂

[@SalemTechsperts]

@@rocket2739 no idea sorry. You might have to eyeball it or just use something like upsiren thermal putty

[@rocket2739]

@@SalemTechsperts Thanks. I saw some people said they put TG Minus 8 pads, so I'll guess I'll order some 1mm thick ones and Arctic MX-6 for the TIM

[@escafoide]

my ideapad 1 (i3 1215u) is 95c in HWinfo on regular use (no gaming), and i bougth it 3 days ago xd

[@alaskanwolf7262]

Q-tips make it easier. More good practice is to use a multi-meter on the bios battery.

[@maguinalejandro8036]

what do you do exactly with the multimeter on the bios battery?

[@pathologicusmaximus]

@@maguinalejandro8036 Probably measures the voltage.

[@da_001]

dude this video is all wrong, why arent you roasting me, my mom, my sister? cmon man, fix ya video!

[@martynpage4823]

Sorry...far too much cooling paste and that does the opposite of cooling....

[@iindium49]

Random questions. How would you extend the monitor cable?

[@papirico2227]

So i got a lenovo thinkpad and it was great for my everyday needs and one last week it stopped screen display iits sooooo dim what can i do to fix this problem plz help Thank you

[@xiPL4Yx]

"The greatest technician thats ever lived" - Brilliant! :D

[@sodaw0w531]

My ideapad 5 11th i5 14 inch is idling 50c and the under of laptop always warm to hot. Will repasting help lower idle temps or its just how it is

[@TestyKillsZA]

great video. so just a question, why do you wear gloves?

[@jannybravo8429]

Probably that's why I get that loud fan noise when I use my lenovo if gets hot real quick too

[@puck396]

i mesed up the boot directory and now my display doesnt work

[@Mo-Fozi]

bro is really the greatest technician thats ever lived

[@liam3128]

This gotta be the shittest laptop I've ever bought

[@shadowchicken8629]

Should I get apply new thermal paste on my 3 year old laptop?

[@285049]

Very late reply lol. But it does depend, if you use your laptop pretty heavily for heavy tasks such as gaming or video/graphics editing, and if gets hot pretty frequently, than it might be a good idea to go ahead and replace the thermal paste.

[@310_Latchkey_kid]

Stick it in just a little....Giggity!! 😄

[@TwoHou]

I just now noticed him saying gigity

[@Wasaykhawar]

Have u ever worked on Lenovo ideapad 320

[@RandomAircraftVideos]

I can't even upgrade my ram on this piece of crap laptop (ideapad 5) I hate the 12gb of ddr4 ram

[@khquah5637]

Great video. Thank you.

[@karaxxl]

Thanks the greatest technician that everr lived!

[@DiegoPCMR]

I had that model and I really hate it. Just the process of removing the cover is hard AF, since it is really easy to break any of the clips, even with the right tools.

[@funkylogik101]

Mine is a Lenovo IdeaPad gaming 3, its right fan is not spinning but the GPU is working, but heats up so much so I disabled it, but is the solution for this to change the fan itself...could there be any other issues.. No it is not dusty and i can spin it with my hand, so its not clogged..

[@davidaugustosondakh3627]

The battery connector is so hard to remove. I tried using screwdriver to help pull the connector out but ended up breaking my laptop because the screwdriver slipped and fell on the mainboard. It made some spark but i tried turning on my laptop and it did turn on and found out later that it can't be charged 😅

[@ssbb6845]

Sir should I buy lenovo ideapad 5 2023????

[@SalemTechsperts]

no

[@te0417]

91% alc works pretty decent (it's usually the highest brand you can get at big box stores in a pinch) also for the sides of the cpu q-tips (cotton tip swab) work pretty well collecting up the hardened paste, and about the same presure you used cleaning the top, dip in alc and lightly push.

[@NimayArZaki]

Man I have been tryna find out what’s wrong for 2 months and rlly confused since it’s also a new, thanks alot

[@anup8146]

nice informative vid but plsss say "the greatest technician that's ever lived" in all your content. It makes me doubt if I'm really watching your vid or not

[@ZoruaZorroark]

*looks at own 2013 lenovo laptop with a 3rd gen i5 as well as the late 2013 macbook with 2nd gen i7*

[@samiurrahman4118]

is this laptops' keyboard keys removable or not?( by that I don't mean changing the keyboard just keys)

[@daspooperidunncurr8379]

" . . .gamers Nexus did a video on that. . ." Yeah, they also said "a watt is a watt," but my computer didn't turn on when i punched it.

[@blue_dude90yis27]

I have the right took but I can't remove the top screws like next to the screen they are rly loose but don't come out

[@BizznessDeezznuts]

This was a serious tutorial unlike now roasting guys like mom and the bank account! 😂😂😂😂😂

[@rasovukicevic3190]

Hi man, i have a similar laptop, ideapad gaming 3. Every time i apply the thermal paste my temps go down from 100 to 80 for cpu, but in less than a month they are back to100 degrees. What could cause that? I use thermal grizzly as well. Could i be overtightening the screws?

[@SalemTechsperts]

Sorry to hear this. Are your thermal pads ok? Are you using enough paste? How are your vents after a month, are they clogged?

[@rasovukicevic3190]

@@SalemTechsperts Idk, i haven't changed them at all. Maybe i should give it a try. A the the moment i wrote the comment, i cleaned my laptop. All temps were good. Now, i am back at 100°C, starting to make me frustrated. But i should probably change pads. Guess thats all i can do. Thanks for reply

[@djukic921]

@@rasovukicevic3190 Try Arctic MX4 paste. I read somewhere that thermal grizly needs to be reapplied frequently. MX4 should last couple of years and it gives similar temps to thermal grizly. If that doesnt help you then maybe you are not putting enough thermal paste.

[@thevoid11223]

I have a lenovo ideapad 5 too

[@juanherrera2458]

Really weird to see "The greatest technician thats ever lived" so serious

[@AlexJohn-g8b]

Bro I am Watching your video on youtube premium so enjoy.

[@mb28540]

What's the name of the software you use to test the temps ;)

[@kurosaki_ichigo0428]

Aida64

[@christianverdinado]

Why we can't use the metal paste one ? I think it will be great for overheating problem 😳😳

[@pathologicusmaximus]

Because it conducts electricity. If that stuff leaks out and onto the motherboard you're going to have a very bad time. You can use it, but it's risky.

[@lucianonolimaldonado361]

Hello, why do you recommend to not use the metal thermal paste? Greetings from Argentina !

[@aaronvanbreugel9450]

It's probably because if you mess it up and spread too much on and it gets onto the board. Non metal thermal paste causes no issues while metal thermal paste can cause shorts and ruin the laptop.

[@DesperateKirby]

Tiny raccoon like fingers

[@ekeretteekpo3004]

How do you know that your laptop is overheating?

[@faqih10c]

The CPU temperature almost 100°C and loud fans

[@supercasstiv6732]

Is there a way to clean the fan without unplugging it if there's dust in there?

[@karmicselling4252]

Yes. You can use compressed air. Just go easy and you can remove a lot of fluff and gunk from the fan. Make sure to hold to fan blades as you blow air onto it so that the fan doesn't spin.

[@da_cat]

If you have a cheapish laptop that overheats and there is no dust and you changed the thermal paste ... then let me remind you that you have a cheap laptop ... that is trash... just like me. Mine is like 60 celsius in idle, 80-90 under load

[@omicron7735]

80 -90 under load is normal for laptops. Specially for gaming ones.

[@da_cat]

@@omicron7735

[@deividsvasiluns4014]

should i use artic mx 6 on laptop ?

[@isaacwatanabe9599]

Giggity

[@xozeintk8093]

Great! Thanks Dude

[@bhavanikumari9826]

How much you earn sir

[@SalemTechsperts]

not enough

[@shrinivasduduka]

Thanks in detailed

[@heitorccf5806]

Is it necessary to remove the battery completely, or will just removing the connector do?

[@igronDC]

5:35 dude you CPU is done. You cocked it. You see those black smudges it's like a cancer. I got cocked. Try to sell before it dies.

[@OlegTka4enko]

that's actually a hell lot of paste... bad bad job

[@racer3162]

Why did u removed the battery

[@SalemTechsperts]

easier to unplug when the battery is removed vs just crimping the cable trying to pull it