Acer Chromebook C740-C4PE Heatsink Replacement

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• Make sure the laptop is turned off and laid down on a flat surface.
• Unscrew the thirteen 10mm screws on the back of the device using a Phillips #0 screwdriver.
• Use the spudger or any other prying tool to pry the back plate off of the device.
• Be sure not to pry too hard as it may result in snapping the back plate.
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• Remove the four 5mm screws on the heatsink using the Phillips #0 screwdriver.
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• Loosen the two Phillips-head screws on the fan attached to the heatsink.
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• Detach the two antennae cables from the WiFi card by gently pulling on them.
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• Gently pull the fan cable out of the motherboard.
• Pulling too hard may break the wires or the connector itself.
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• Remove the cable routed through the fan.
• Do not completely remove the cables as they are attached to the motherboard. Once they are no longer routed in the fan, leave them as they are.
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• Remove the heatsink from the motherboard.
• Before changing the heatsink/fan, you must clean off the thermal paste from the CPU and apply new thermal paste.
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