Difficulty
Easy
Steps
4
Time Required
15 minutes
Sections
2
- Battery
- 1 step
- Heat Sink
- 3 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Slide the unlock button to the left to release the battery.
- Slide the battery away from the laptop to remove.
- The unlock button is located on the bottom of the laptop.
Slide the unlock button to the left to release the battery.
Slide the battery away from the laptop to remove.
The unlock button is located on the bottom of the laptop.
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Step 2
Heat Sink
- Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight 3mm screws from the rear casing of the laptop.
Use a Phillips #0 screwdriver to remove the eight 3mm screws from the rear casing of the laptop.
Step 3
- Loosen the five captive Phillips #0 screws from the heat sink.
- Lift the heat sink from the motherboard.
Loosen the five captive Phillips #0 screws from the heat sink.
Lift the heat sink from the motherboard.
Step 4
- Apply a pea-sized amount of new thermal paste to the CPU and GPU.
Apply a pea-sized amount of new thermal paste to the CPU and GPU.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Caleb Mink
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Team S20-G3, Branham Fall 2019
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