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Difficult
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12
Time Required
30 minutes - 1 hour
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Fan
- Turn the laptop upside down, and unscrew all the 3.0mm screws on the back cover with a Phillips screwdriver.
Turn the laptop upside down, and unscrew all the 3.0mm screws on the back cover with a Phillips screwdriver.
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Step 2
- Take out the Battery and the placeholder for the RAM and the Hard Drive
Take out the Battery and the placeholder for the RAM and the Hard Drive
Step 3
- There are four 1.2mm screws under the battery that are needed to be removed with a Phillips screwdriver.
There are four 1.2mm screws under the battery that are needed to be removed with a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 4
- Turn the laptop back, and open the laptop cover. Use a spudger or your hand to carefully remove the keyboard.
Turn the laptop back, and open the laptop cover. Use a spudger or your hand to carefully remove the keyboard.
Step 5
- Once the keyboard is out, use the Metal Spudger or your hand in the corner of the laptop to lift the outside frame.
Once the keyboard is out, use the Metal Spudger or your hand in the corner of the laptop to lift the outside frame.
Step 6
- You will have a bigger view of the entire motherboard and there should be screws that are still connected on it.
- Unscrew all the 1.2mm screws on the motherboard and in the top corner that secures the fan with a Phillips screwdriver.
You will have a bigger view of the entire motherboard and there should be screws that are still connected on it.
Unscrew all the 1.2mm screws on the motherboard and in the top corner that secures the fan with a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 7
- Unplug the wires connected to the mother board with the Metal Spudger
Unplug the wires connected to the mother board with the Metal Spudger
Step 8
- Unscrew the two 3mm screws beside the fan with a Phillips screwdriver.
Unscrew the two 3mm screws beside the fan with a Phillips screwdriver.
Step 9
- If all the screws have been removed, you should be able to lift the motherboard out carefully.
If all the screws have been removed, you should be able to lift the motherboard out carefully.
Step 10
- When the motherboard is removed, flip it over, and you will have a view just like in the picture.
When the motherboard is removed, flip it over, and you will have a view just like in the picture.
Step 11
- Use the Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the three 2mm screws that connect the fan to the CPU.
Use the Phillips screwdriver to unscrew the three 2mm screws that connect the fan to the CPU.
Step 12
- Remove the current fan from the motherboard and replace with new component.
- When reassembling, you will need to reapply thermal paste on the CPU.
Remove the current fan from the motherboard and replace with new component.
When reassembling, you will need to reapply thermal paste on the CPU.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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