I have an HP pavillion dvt-4100 laptop.  Great laptop, but lately its been having an overheating problem, in that it shuts down randomly after a COUPLE of HOURS use, and the temp of the cores as shown by the core temp software is 101 and 103.  I have opened the laptop and cleaned out the vents but the shutdown problem and the overheating still continues.  So the next thing I am going to check and REPLACE is the thermal paste that sits on top of the cpu and the gpu.  Actually Im not sure if there is thermal paste or a thermal pad.  What does this laptop have, thermal paste or thermal pads?  Also if it is thermal pads, then what is the thickness those thermal pads need to be so they can bridge the gap between the CHIPS and the heatsink?  Also, if the thickness of one pad isnt enough, can I PUT one pad on top of another?



Can I replace all the thermal paste with thermal padsYou do not need to rep;ace a thermal pad.
Look at this:

do I need to replace thermal paste?

He says yes.
But he is using a DIY game computer. It does NOT mean  a factory made laptop.
More likely the fan is running slow.