Dell Latitude E7470 Fan And Heatsink Replacement Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

3

• Back Cover
• 1 step
• Battery
• 3 steps
• Fan and Heatsink
• 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Remove the eight 4 mm screws on the back cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Remove the eight 4 mm screws on the back cover using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.

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Step 2

              Battery               

• Use the pull tab on the battery connector to lift the connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard, disconnecting it.

Use the pull tab on the battery connector to lift the connector straight up off its socket on the motherboard, disconnecting it.

Step 3

• Remove the single 4 mm Phillips screw securing the bottom left corner of the battery.
• If you are removing an extended capacity battery, remove the Phillips screw securing the bottom right corner of the battery.

Remove the single 4 mm Phillips screw securing the bottom left corner of the battery.

If you are removing an extended capacity battery, remove the Phillips screw securing the bottom right corner of the battery.

Step 4

• Remove the battery from the laptop.

Remove the battery from the laptop.

Step 5

              Fan and Heatsink               

• After opening the backcase of the computer, remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Unplug and remove the wire from the socket.

After opening the backcase of the computer, remove the screws using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Unplug and remove the wire from the socket.

Step 6

• Remove the fan and heatsink from the laptop.
• Make sure to wipe off the existing thermal paste from the CPU and heatsink with an alcohol-soaked pad and apply a new layer.

Remove the fan and heatsink from the laptop.

Make sure to wipe off the existing thermal paste from the CPU and heatsink with an alcohol-soaked pad and apply a new layer.

To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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