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OptiPlex 5040 Thermal Pad for M.2 drive
I tried ordering from Dell, but was told they don’t sell these things, instead told to use Amazon, etc.
But I cannot find a thermal pad like what is shown in the picture:
- Do I need the thermal pad?
- Is it the same as the thermal pads that measure 70x20x1mm or 70x20x1.5mm?
- Is it to protect the controller that sits on the motherboard? What is this controller chip anyway?
- Or is it to protect the SSD?
speedstep
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October 21st, 2020 05:00
https://www.amazon.com/ADWITS-Thermal-Conductive-Silicone-Conductivity/dp/B07X82MNF2/
A ADWITS [ 6-Pack ] Thermal Conductive Silicone Pads, Soft Safe Simple to Apply for SSD CPU GPU LED IC Chipset Cooling -Blue
pieces：20x67x0.5mm, 20x67x1.0mm, 20x67x1.5mm
bradthetechnut
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October 18th, 2020 18:00
Duplicate post. https://www.dell.com/community/Optiplex-Desktops/OptiPlex-5040-Upgrade-HDD-to-NVMe-M-2-SSD/m-p/7717436#M46021
usa123
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October 18th, 2020 19:00
Hi bradthetechnut, You are right! But I don't know how to delete posts. Can you please give me a link for how to do this? When I tried to modify a post before, I was told that this is considered spam. Please help.
bradthetechnut
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October 18th, 2020 20:00
Editing a post is not considered spam unless spam is inserted. What did happen when I was a newbie was too many edits would make a post disappear.
There isn't a way for users to delete a post. Only moderation can do that.