System76 Serval Ws Cooling Fan Replacement Repair Guide

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5

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                          7 minutes            

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• Cooling Fan
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Introduction

If the fans are working after the repair and your laptop continues to overheat, you may need to clean the fans or replace thermal paste.

What you need

Step 1

              Cooling Fan               

• Unplug the power supply and remove the battery from the device before proceeding.
• Unscrew and remove the 4 screws circled in red. Then remove the plastic bottom panel.

Unplug the power supply and remove the battery from the device before proceeding.

Unscrew and remove the 4 screws circled in red. Then remove the plastic bottom panel.

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Step 2

• Remove the numbered screws in order to safely remove the heatsink
• Remove the heatsink to access the cooling fans.
• During reassembly, make sure to tighten the heatsink screws in the order indicated by the labeled numbers.

Remove the numbered screws in order to safely remove the heatsink

Remove the heatsink to access the cooling fans.

During reassembly, make sure to tighten the heatsink screws in the order indicated by the labeled numbers.

Step 3

• Unscrew and remove the screws circled in red, 3 screws per fan.
• Next unplug the 4-pin power connectors, marked in orange squares.
• Remove the cooling fans by lifting them up and out of the casing.

Unscrew and remove the screws circled in red, 3 screws per fan.

Next unplug the 4-pin power connectors, marked in orange squares.

Remove the cooling fans by lifting them up and out of the casing.

Step 4

• Plug in the 4-pin power connectors of the new fans.
• Insert and tighten 3 screws per fan.

Plug in the 4-pin power connectors of the new fans.

Insert and tighten 3 screws per fan.

Step 5

              Reassembly               

• If needed, clean off the old thermal paste from the CPU, GPU, and heatsink using isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth. Apply new thermal paste before reassembly.
• Clean the dust from the heatsink fins.

If needed, clean off the old thermal paste from the CPU, GPU, and heatsink using isopropyl alcohol and a microfiber cloth. Apply new thermal paste before reassembly.

Clean the dust from the heatsink fins.

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

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