Spent the afternoon tearing apart the oldest daughter's laptop to work on the overheating issues. replaced the system fan, fresh application of thermal paste. Reassemble, and it still overheats and shuts down. Time to strip all the salvagable parts and place in recycle bin. Bummer!
Retired - USAF 2014, Linux Enthusiast, DnD 5e, Trail Life USA, American Heritage Girls, Baptist.