Lenovo Ideapad 330S Fan And Thermal Unit Repair Guide

Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          45 minutes            

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• Fan And Thermal unit
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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Removing bottom case               

• Turn off the device and disconnect from the power.
• Remove the 10 screws as shown in picture.
• Using a plastic pry tool remove the bottom case (gently).

Turn off the device and disconnect from the power.

Remove the 10 screws as shown in picture.

Using a plastic pry tool remove the bottom case (gently).

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Step 2

              Disconnecting Battery               

• Using a spudger gently push the black connector to the left (red circle).
• If you want to remove the battery by removing the five screws labeled in blue.

Using a spudger gently push the black connector to the left (red circle).

If you want to remove the battery by removing the five screws labeled in blue.

Step 3

              Removing guard shield               

• Remove the 3 screws that are circuled in blue. Then remove the red one.
• The red circle is a M2.5 and the blue circle are M2.0 those are different screws!
• Remove the black shield

Remove the 3 screws that are circuled in blue. Then remove the red one.

The red circle is a M2.5 and the blue circle are M2.0 those are different screws!

Remove the black shield

Step 4

              Removing Cooling Fan               

• Remove the two black screws that are marked in red
• Disconnect the fan (blue marker) from MB by pushing gently to the left using a spudger.

Remove the two black screws that are marked in red

Disconnect the fan (blue marker) from MB by pushing gently to the left using a spudger.

Step 5

              Removing the Thermal unit               

• Remove the 6 screws in revrse of the number stated on screws.
• Replace the thermal paste with a fresh one
• Removing the fan is not needed but will help with easier dissemble of thermal unit

Remove the 6 screws in revrse of the number stated on screws.

Replace the thermal paste with a fresh one

Removing the fan is not needed but will help with easier dissemble of thermal unit

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

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c.lobos_7 - Jan 30, 2021

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I want to buy this piece, where can I find it for purchase?

Ilia Tocheny - Jan 30, 2021

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Good question, you could try at your local Lenovo Service provider.