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		bkor 6 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I maintain a 17 year old ThinkPad > My ThinkPad X1 extreme is still chugging along but gets hot Not clear to me if you mean always or that it changed. Do suggest to check the thermal paste, plus clear out dust in fans and heatsink fins.

noisy_boy 6 months ago [–]

It always had aggressive fans but yes I do plan to open it up for cleanup (I do clean the fan grills with a soft brush regularly).

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