Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

8

Time Required

                          3 minutes

Sections

2

  • Back Panel
  • 4 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel
  • Unscrew the eleven 6 mm screws from the back panel on the bottom of laptop with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • Unscrew the one 4 mm screw from the back panel on the bottom of laptop with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
  • 6 mm screws marked in red, 4 mm marked in orange

Unscrew the eleven 6 mm screws from the back panel on the bottom of laptop with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

Unscrew the one 4 mm screw from the back panel on the bottom of laptop with the Phillips #0 screwdriver.

6 mm screws marked in red, 4 mm marked in orange

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Step 2

  • Using a plastic opening tool, pull the optical drive out of the computer by the seam.
  • In reassembly, slide the optical drive back in after reapplying cover.

Using a plastic opening tool, pull the optical drive out of the computer by the seam.

In reassembly, slide the optical drive back in after reapplying cover.

Step 3

  • Run the opening tool along the bottom cover seam.

Run the opening tool along the bottom cover seam.

Step 4

  • Lift the clip marked in red in order to release the back cover.
  • Lift the back cover.

Lift the clip marked in red in order to release the back cover.

Lift the back cover.

Step 5

              Fan
  • Unplug the clip (red black yellow wires) by pulling it in an upward direction.

Unplug the clip (red black yellow wires) by pulling it in an upward direction.

Step 6

  • Remove two 4mm screws on the left side of the circular fan.
  • Both of these screws have a white washer attached.

Remove two 4mm screws on the left side of the circular fan.

Both of these screws have a white washer attached.

Step 7

  • Unscrew the four 4mm screws from the connecting copper piece. The two screws are located on either side of the copper piece.
  • The 4 mm screws won’t come out but the fan will, the screws are just to hold the fan in place.

Unscrew the four 4mm screws from the connecting copper piece. The two screws are located on either side of the copper piece.

The 4 mm screws won’t come out but the fan will, the screws are just to hold the fan in place.

Step 8

  • Gently pull off the fan from the motherboard.

Gently pull off the fan from the motherboard.

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

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