Difficulty
Easy
Steps
9
Time Required
2 - 10 minutes
Sections
1
- Fan & Heatsink
- 9 steps
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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.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order. Remember to apply the thermal paste on the CPU!
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