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This guide will show you how to access the cooling fan and replace it. The cooling fan is necessary to keep your laptop from overheating.
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Slide the battery lock tab toward the center of the battery to the unlock position.
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Slide the battery release switch to the right until the battery pops out.
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Grabbing the top edge of the battery, rotate it toward you and then lift upward to relieve the battery from its slot.
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With the battery removed, remove both black plastic covers with a plastic opening tool. Unscrew both 7.5 mm screws from the tabs, using a PH1 screw driver. Using a plastic opening tool, pry off both covers.
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Remove all 16 of the 3.5 mm screws with a PH1 screwdriver and pry/slide the CD drive out of laptop.
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With the CD drive removed, unscrew the two 2mm silver screws with a PH00.
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Using a plastic opening tool, begin to pry edge of case away from the laptop. Work around the edges until all sides, except back, are open.
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On the back side of the laptop, where the battery is, there are 12 black plastic clips. Use a plastic opening tool and pry all of these clips, unlatching them from the case.
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Once clips are free, open the laptop. Rotating the case off, around the hinges, works best to remove the case.
To unclip the back of the case, I found I only had to free the 8 smaller clips in the battery compartment. The 4 larger ones seemed to be guides for reassembly.
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Use a PH00 screw driver to remove the two 3.5 mm screws holding the fan in place.
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Use long nose tweezers to remove connector. Fan will lift out.
The connector is very small. Make a mental note of which way around it went in before removing it and make sure the replacement connector goes in the right way around. Care: make sure the wires do not obscure the screw hole to the top right of the connector. This female recess is for one of the screws removed in Step 5 and the wire could easily be damage on re-assembly.
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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.
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Thank you for this Alex. Very clear instructions. Saved me a costly trip for a repair!
Before starting, open the CD drawer and leave it open. This makes Step 5 - sliding out the CD drive - far easier. If left closed, prying open the CD drive can damage it. Power down the laptop and begin.
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