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waggythegeek
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So, just opened up my laptop for first time, and found that two screws that hold heatsink to GPU were missing. Also, no thermal paste. Dat normal, or did Lenovo give me a poorly assembled laptop?

Just a guy who peaked at building back in the days of the GTX 980. If you see me here, assume i have technical knowledge akin to a committed hobbyist builder back then. If something's changed, you'll need to tell me(nicely plz). I'm probably asking for help with the modern build scene since I have no clue what's going on.

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I opened quite a few laptops and all had all the screws and combination of thermal paste and termal pads. 

 

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I will later tonight. Had this, my sig, and my location for April Fools. a number of other forum members had this planned September of last year.

 

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Did you buy it used? If not, I'd contact Lenovo. Modern GPUs will use thermal paste, and deffinatly not be missing screws...

nope! brand freakin new. I was all out ragemode when I found out, wanted to make sure I wasn't being naïve... It is a couple of years old at this point, and I bought it at Costco,  do you think Lenovo will still do something about it?

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btw, get a prof pic.

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nope! brand freakin new. I was all out ragemode when I found out, wanted to make sure I wasn't being naïve... It is a couple of years old at this point, and I bought it at Costco,  do you think Lenovo will still do something about it?

 

Dunno about Lenovo. But I've heard (and I am not from US) that Costco take back almost anything, so at least get your money back ?

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What's the model?

Lenovo g500s touch

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Dunno about Lenovo. But I've heard (and I am not from US) that Costco take back almost anything, so at least get your money back ?

I have a lot of stuff on there, how do you recommend I transfer stuff to new computer?

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Also, could I fix it with some thermal paste and some screws?

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I have a lot of stuff on there, how do you recommend I transfer stuff to new computer?

dump it on another hard drive

G3258 @ 4.5 | 8GB Team Vulcan RAM | 128GB Kingston V300 SSD (I didn't know what I was doing when I bought it) | MSI H81I Motherboard | Corsair H55 with Noctua NF-P12 | EVGA SSC GTX 960 4GB | OCZ 550W Fully Modular PSU with Noctua NF-A14 | Cooler Master Elite 130 (Soon to be something cool)

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I have a lot of stuff on there, how do you recommend I transfer stuff to new computer?

 

Sata to usb adapter. I got one that is 2,5/3,5 sata and IDE to usb and I love it.

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Probly. Just find some that fit the holes and match the threads.

 

Or this. 

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Probly. Just find some that fit the holes and match the threads.

You, sir, win. Where can I get 2x5m screws? That's the type I need.

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