> If this is a sponsored blog entry? Unfortunately not, but maybe in the future … Still, somehow the article reads like a promo for that paste. I was curious

> If this is a sponsored blog entry? Unfortunately not, but maybe in the future … Still, somehow the article reads like a promo for that paste. I was curious whether the original factory paste indeed gets older to such degree that it causes the overheating. Instead, the only mentioning was that the old paste came off easily. I replaced the paste on a few old ThinkPads. Mostly because I was cleaning/replacing the fan. For paste I used some no-name white goo, the kind you get in those pill-sized squeeze pouches. Usual procedure, nothing special, just wiped off the old thin layer; nothing crusty or peeling old paste. Other as old ThinkPads hum along well without any re-pasting. Perhaps, this story is just a case of reseating the fan and reapplying the paste, than ThinkPad paste got old.