Difficulty
Easy
Steps
5
Time Required
20 minutes
Sections
2
- Bottom Panel
- 3 steps
- Cooling Fan
- 2 steps
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Introduction
What you need
Step 1
Bottom Panel
- Close the device and remove all power cables.
- Lay the laptop flat with the bottom facing upwards.
Close the device and remove all power cables.
Lay the laptop flat with the bottom facing upwards.
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Step 2
- Remove the four 2mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom panel.
Remove the four 2mm Phillips #00 screws from the bottom panel.
Step 3
- Remove the back panel of the device.
Remove the back panel of the device.
Step 4
Cooling Fan
- Remove the nine 2mm Phillips screws from the cooling assembly.
- Using the tweezers, remove the fan power cable from the motherboard.
Remove the nine 2mm Phillips screws from the cooling assembly.
Using the tweezers, remove the fan power cable from the motherboard.
Step 5
- Lift the fan assembly out of the laptop.
Lift the fan assembly out of the laptop.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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