Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

11

Time Required

                          20 minutes            

Sections

2

  • Back Panel
  • 6 steps
  • Fan
  • 5 steps

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Introduction

What you need

Step 1

              Back Panel               
  • Turn the Toshiba Dynabook T552-58G so that the back panel is facing you.

Turn the Toshiba Dynabook T552-58G so that the back panel is facing you.

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Step 2

  • Remove the 10 screws located on the back panel of the Toshiba Dynabook T552-58G using a PH 0 screwdriver.
  • Each screw will be 5.3 mm long.

Remove the 10 screws located on the back panel of the Toshiba Dynabook T552-58G using a PH 0 screwdriver.

Each screw will be 5.3 mm long.

Step 3

  • Remove the black screw using the J0 screwdriver. This is located by the top right foot of the device.
  • This will allow removal of the hard drive cover.
  • This screw will not come out of the hard drive cover.

Remove the black screw using the J0 screwdriver. This is located by the top right foot of the device.

This will allow removal of the hard drive cover.

This screw will not come out of the hard drive cover.

Step 4

  • Remove the single screw located below the hard drive using the J0 screwdriver. This screw is 5.3 mm long.

Remove the single screw located below the hard drive using the J0 screwdriver. This screw is 5.3 mm long.

Step 5

  • Remove two screws located diagonally from the bottom-left screw of the hard drive using a J0 screwdriver. The screw closest to the hard drive is 5.2 mm long and the screw farther away is 4.2 mm long.
  • Remove the screw located diagonally from the top right screw of the hard drive using a J0 screwdriver. This screw is 5.2 mm long.

Remove two screws located diagonally from the bottom-left screw of the hard drive using a J0 screwdriver. The screw closest to the hard drive is 5.2 mm long and the screw farther away is 4.2 mm long.

Remove the screw located diagonally from the top right screw of the hard drive using a J0 screwdriver. This screw is 5.2 mm long.

Step 6

  • Slowly lift the back panel away from the computer.
  • There should be some resistance.
  • Once lifted, carefully remove the back panel.

Slowly lift the back panel away from the computer.

There should be some resistance.

Once lifted, carefully remove the back panel.

Step 7

              Fan               
  • After removing the back panel, locate the fan in the bottom right corner.
  • Make sure computer is turned off and unplugged.

After removing the back panel, locate the fan in the bottom right corner.

Make sure computer is turned off and unplugged.

Step 8

  • Remove the two screws located on the top left and bottom right of the fan. You should use a PH 0 screwdriver.
  • Both screws are 2.7 mm long.

Remove the two screws located on the top left and bottom right of the fan. You should use a PH 0 screwdriver.

Both screws are 2.7 mm long.

Step 9

  • Gently lift the fan away from the base. There should be three wires that are connected to the base of the computer through a port.

Gently lift the fan away from the base. There should be three wires that are connected to the base of the computer through a port.

Step 10

  • With your fingers, carefully pinch the white connector and pull up.
  • There will be some resistance.

With your fingers, carefully pinch the white connector and pull up.

There will be some resistance.

Step 11

  • Remove the faulty fan.

Remove the faulty fan.

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

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