How to clean and replace the fan?

Question

Lenovo ThinkPad R61i

Released in late 2007, the Lenovo ThinkPad R61i is a budget 15-inch laptop with an Intel Pentium or Core 2 Duo processor inside.

crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 13

1

crwdns2933897:0crwdne2933897:0

How to replace the fan?

crwdns2934109:0crwdne2934109:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 1

score 2 · Answer 1 · 2016-09-16T05:13:36-07:00

crwdns2934057:0crwdne2934057:0

crwdns2934065:0crwdne2934065:0: 818.3crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

1.2crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

924

2.4crwdns2936485:0crwdne2936485:0

crwdns2933897:0crwdne2933897:0

@plutha download the hardware maintenance manual from here Page 80 shows how to get to the fan.

crwdns2934105:0crwdne2934105:0

crwdns2889612:0crwdne2889612:0 2