Difficulty

Easy

Steps

11

Time Required

                          3 - 10 minutes

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  • CPU
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Battery
  • Flip over the laptop.

Flip over the laptop.

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Step 2

  • Pull back the 2 battery tabs which are to the left and the right of the battery.

Pull back the 2 battery tabs which are to the left and the right of the battery.

Step 3

  • Remove the battery from the laptop.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 4

              Bottom Cover
  • Remove the 4 Philips #0 screws from the laptop.

Remove the 4 Philips #0 screws from the laptop.

Step 5

  • Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.

Remove the bottom cover from the laptop.

Step 6

              Heatsink
  • Remove the fan connector.

Remove the fan connector.

Step 7

  • Remove the 4 Philips #1 screws on the heatsink.

Remove the 4 Philips #1 screws on the heatsink.

Step 8

  • Remove the Fan+Heatsink assembly.

Remove the Fan+Heatsink assembly.

Step 9

  • Use a paper towel or alcohol swab to clean the thermal paste from the heatsink & CPU.

Use a paper towel or alcohol swab to clean the thermal paste from the heatsink & CPU.

Step 10

              CPU
  • Use a flathead screwdriver and turn the CPU lock counter-clockwise.
  • Remember to turn the CPU Lock clockwise when you install the new CPU! If you don’t do this, the computer won’t boot up.

Use a flathead screwdriver and turn the CPU lock counter-clockwise.

Remember to turn the CPU Lock clockwise when you install the new CPU! If you don’t do this, the computer won’t boot up.

Step 11

  • Carefully remove the CPU.
  • Be VERY CAREFUL to NOT bend ANY pins on the CPU.

Carefully remove the CPU.

Be VERY CAREFUL to NOT bend ANY pins on the CPU.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Remember to reapply the thermal paste!

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