Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • Fan
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Fan
  • Power off the laptop.
  • Place the laptop with the bottom facing upwards.
  • Remove eight 5 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.
  • Loosen the three captive screws.
  • Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the bottom cover away from the laptop.

Power off the laptop.

Place the laptop with the bottom facing upwards.

Remove eight 5 mm screws from the bottom of the laptop.

Loosen the three captive screws.

Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the bottom cover away from the laptop.

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Step 2

  • Remove the two screws from the fan.

Remove the two screws from the fan.

Step 3

  • Remove the black insulating tape from the fan connector.
  • Pinch the sides of the white fan connector with your thumb and index fingernail and pull it out of its socket.
  • Remove the fan from the laptop.
  • Save the insulating tape for reinstallation.

Remove the black insulating tape from the fan connector.

Pinch the sides of the white fan connector with your thumb and index fingernail and pull it out of its socket.

Remove the fan from the laptop.

Save the insulating tape for reinstallation.

Step 4

  • Place the new fan in the laptop.
  • Plug the cable connector into its socket on the motherboard.
  • Replace the two screws around the fan.

Place the new fan in the laptop.

Plug the cable connector into its socket on the motherboard.

Replace the two screws around the fan.

Step 5

  • Before replacing the bottom cover, start the computer to check if the cooling fan is installed successfully.

Before replacing the bottom cover, start the computer to check if the cooling fan is installed successfully.

Step 6

  • Power down the computer.
  • Reassemble the bottom cover.

Power down the computer.

Reassemble the bottom cover.

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