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  • Yep, usually. May require a bit of work to open and take out. The heatsink is usually screwed to a plate not much different to a desktop gpu with a block on one side and a metal clip on the other. Gpu can need repasting after 7+ years as well

    It could, but I am uncertain. My 3 top guesses are temperature, voltage then failing hardware. Temp is usually the cheapest to fix, but most time consuming. Batteries tend to be more expensive and a bit less involved depending on the laptop. Dell has had disassembly manuals on their website in the past. Haven’t looked recently though.

    Hardware failing is just, you are screwed-ish. If you have software that works to underclock it, that is at least a workaround.

    Edit: CPU is soldered to board just to be clear. Heatsink can be removed, repasted.