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HP 15-db0004dx Fan Replacement

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If your device is over heating excessively, and running loudly, the fan may need to be replaced. Follow this guide to correctly remove it.

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    • Turn the laptop off and unplug it before starting.

    • Flip your laptop over, face down.

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    • Peel off the two long rubber grips running lengthwise on the laptop.

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    • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver, remove the eleven 10 mm screws located on the underside of the laptop, that are holding the back panel in place.

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    • Carefully slide the optical drive out of the laptop.

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    • Use a plastic opening tool to separate the back panel from the laptop.

    • For an easier removal, start at the corner and run the tool along the edge of the cover.

    • If you do not have a plastic opening tool, open it carefully using your hands, as shown.

    • Be careful to not bend the back panel, or to not apply too much pressure and force, doing so could cause the panel to break.

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    • Using a Phillips #000 screwdriver remove the 5mm screw holding the fan in place.

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    • After the screw is removed, carefully unplug the set of wires with one of each colored, red, black, yellow, and blue, from the white connector it is secured at.

    • To unplug it gently pull the white connector from the adapter, possibly in a back and forth motion to free it.

    • DO NOT pull on the wires, doing so could cause damage to the wires, or for them to become disconnected to the white adapter they are attached to.

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    • Carefully remove the fan from the laptop.

    • Be careful with removal as to not bend or break anything. There is a metal peg shown in the image, that the fan is secured on that could potentially bend

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

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