Thermal pad or not?

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I'm just about to change my thermal paste on my laptop, now the question arises, since I have no knowledge of thermal pads yet, whether this is one of the second picture below. I don't think so because it feels really like plastic, but I want to be sure and ask.

Thanks for the answers

Thermal pad or not Thermal pad or not - 1
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A thermal pad should be more like rubber. So if it's hard as plastic, then I don't even think it's a thermal pad.

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Where below? Where is the CPU?

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Jo, but has done, have changed everything and made new. Is like new. 😁