Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

6

Time Required

                          10 - 15 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Panel
  • 4 steps
  • Fan
  • 2 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Make sure to power down and turn off your device before proceeding with the repair.
  • Flip your laptop over so that the backside is facing you.

Make sure to power down and turn off your device before proceeding with the repair.

Flip your laptop over so that the backside is facing you.

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Step 2

  • Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the eight screws securing the backplate.
  • Don’t try to force screws which won’t come out. They are held in place by a stopper on the reverse side. This will not prevent you from removing the backplate.

Using a Phillips #1 screwdriver, remove the eight screws securing the backplate.

Don’t try to force screws which won’t come out. They are held in place by a stopper on the reverse side. This will not prevent you from removing the backplate.

Step 3

  • Using the metal spudger, wedge it in the seam where the backplate meets the front plate and run the tool along the seam to separate the backplate.

Using the metal spudger, wedge it in the seam where the backplate meets the front plate and run the tool along the seam to separate the backplate.

Step 4

  • Remove the back panel from the device.

Remove the back panel from the device.

Step 5

              Fan
  • Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four screws holding in the fan assembly.

Use the Phillips #1 screwdriver to remove the four screws holding in the fan assembly.

Step 6

  • Lift the fan out of it’s compartment to gain access to the cable connection, firmly grab the cable and pull it out of it’s housing.

Lift the fan out of it’s compartment to gain access to the cable connection, firmly grab the cable and pull it out of it’s housing.

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

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Iraj V - May 21, 2020

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It would be helpful to have something about the fan too!

Where to get it, or at least the model number!

Oscar Desmonteix - Feb 19, 2021

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What about thermal grease?

Victor Song - May 24, 2021

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Useless info. This is the heatsink (with fan) replacement, NOT fan replacement. The poster is a moron.

tomwedell - Sep 17, 2021

Victor - The fan and heatsink are attached to one another. How would you propose one replace the fan only? If you have a method, please create your own guide if this one was authored by such a “moron”. Jeez.