Difficulty
Moderate
Steps
8
Time Required
5 - 15 minutes
Sections
6
- Battery
- 1 step
- Hinge Plate Cover
- 1 step
- Keyboard
- 1 step
- Back Cover
- 2 steps
- Heat Sink
- 1 step
- CPU Fan
- 2 steps
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Introduction
Internal fans circulate cool air to a heat-sink, allowing the CPU to stay at a low temperature, even during stressful performance. Dusty internal fans will restrict airflow in any device.
Before using this guide, verify that the computer is completely shutdown.
What you need
Step 1
Battery
- Slide tabs outward to undo the locks.
- Grab and pull the battery away from the device to remove.
Slide tabs outward to undo the locks.
Grab and pull the battery away from the device to remove.
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Step 2
Hinge Plate Cover
- Pry up on the corner of the hinge cover with an iFixit opening tool.
- Use the iFixit opening tool along both sides and the front of the hinge cover to release it.
- Lean the display back as far as it goes and lift up on the hinge cover to remove.
Pry up on the corner of the hinge cover with an iFixit opening tool.
Use the iFixit opening tool along both sides and the front of the hinge cover to release it.
Lean the display back as far as it goes and lift up on the hinge cover to remove.
Step 3
Keyboard
- Remove four 3mm Phillips #1 screws from the top of the keyboard.
- Use an iFixit opening tool to slide the keyboard upwards toward the display.
- Slide the keyboard until it is clear of the lock tab, and lift it up to remove.
Remove four 3mm Phillips #1 screws from the top of the keyboard.
Use an iFixit opening tool to slide the keyboard upwards toward the display.
Slide the keyboard until it is clear of the lock tab, and lift it up to remove.
Step 4
Back Cover
- Disconnect the touch pad connector.
Disconnect the touch pad connector.
Step 5
- Lay the device flat and remove the 17 7mm Phillips #0 screws.
- Use an iFixit opening tool to separate the back cover.
- Remove the back cover.
Lay the device flat and remove the 17 7mm Phillips #0 screws.
Use an iFixit opening tool to separate the back cover.
Remove the back cover.
Step 6
Heat Sink
- Unscrew the Phillips #0 screws attaching the heat sink to the motherboard.
- The screws attaching the heat sink to the motherboard are part of the heat sink.
- Carefully remove the heat sink from the motherboard.
- You may have to apply upward force while removing the heat sink from the motherboard, due to the thermal paste between it and the CPU.
Unscrew the Phillips #0 screws attaching the heat sink to the motherboard.
The screws attaching the heat sink to the motherboard are part of the heat sink.
Carefully remove the heat sink from the motherboard.
You may have to apply upward force while removing the heat sink from the motherboard, due to the thermal paste between it and the CPU.
Step 7
CPU Fan
- Disconnect the fan power cable from the motherboard using a pair of tweezers.
Disconnect the fan power cable from the motherboard using a pair of tweezers.
Step 8
- Remove four 3mm Phillips #1 screws.
- Gently remove the fan from the motherboard.
Remove four 3mm Phillips #1 screws.
Gently remove the fan from the motherboard.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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