Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Yoga Cooling Fan Replacement Repair Guide

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Moderate

Steps

5

Time Required

                          15 minutes            

Sections

2

• Back Cover
• 1 step
• Cooling Fan
• 4 steps

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Introduction

After Step 4, you will need to reapply thermal paste. Please refer to this guide on how to do that.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover               

• Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.
• Flip the computer over so the bottom is facing up.
• Remove nine 4mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the computer.
• Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the back cover off of the laptop.

Be sure to power off and unplug your device before you begin your repair.

Flip the computer over so the bottom is facing up.

Remove nine 4mm Phillips #1 screws from the bottom of the computer.

Use an iFixit opening tool to pry the back cover off of the laptop.

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Step 2

              Cooling Fan               

• Remove four 4.5mm Phillips #1 screws from the corners of the heat sink.

Remove four 4.5mm Phillips #1 screws from the corners of the heat sink.

Step 3

• Gently peel back the black plastic covering around the fan.
• You may hear or feel the adhesive pulling away here.
• Using an iFixit opening tool, flip up the small black cover of the fan plug.

Gently peel back the black plastic covering around the fan.

You may hear or feel the adhesive pulling away here.

Using an iFixit opening tool, flip up the small black cover of the fan plug.

Step 4

• Using tweezers, pull the plastic strip out.

Using tweezers, pull the plastic strip out.

Step 5

• Remove the fan from the computer.

Remove the fan from the computer.

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

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