Submitted by SyCoREAPER t3_yq4nsa in tifu
gathermewool t1_ivn0hzd wrote
I don’t understand how this made the laptop misbehave. Did the behavior resolve itself after you fixed the mistake?
SyCoREAPER OP t1_ivnjk65 wrote
Because presumably the drive was overheating and throttled itself so far down it was like using a mechanical drive on Windows 3.1
Removing the plastic as I should have allowed thermal transfer between the pad and copper Heatsink. With the plastic on, the pad had nothing to transfer the heat to and all that heat was trapped under the plastic.
throwthegarbageaway t1_ivraywn wrote
I also don't understand, I'm using a sandwich style layout on my PC and my M2 drive is behind the mobo. This means it's sandwiched between all my hottest PC components. No thermal pad. It's been doing fine for the past 5 or so years.
SyCoREAPER OP t1_ivu4jqo wrote
For what you said, there is still airflow though and you aren't trapping heat directly on the component.
See below, Step 2. Failure to remove the plastic from the thermal pad inhibits thermal conductivity between the drive/pad to the Heatsink almost entirely. All heat is trapped on the drive with no place to go. It's basically if you wrapped the drive in electrical tape. No heat dissipation
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