How to Perform an IBM ThinkPad X60s Fan Spindle Replacement

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• Turn the laptop upside-down, with the battery oriented away.
• Slide the battery lock switch to the left.
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• Complete these steps after disconnecting the laptop from power and after powering the laptop down.
• Simultaneously complete the following:
• Slide and hold the battery release switch to the right.
• Push the battery away from you, out of the back of the laptop.
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• Unscrew the black 4mm Phillips #2 screw securing the hard drive enclosure cover.
• Pull the hard drive enclosure cover up and to the left to expose the hard drive caddy.
• Pull the hard drive caddy out by the plastic pull tab.
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• Unscrew the two black Phillips #1 screws securing the RAM cover plate.
• These screws will remain attached to the cover plate.
• Remove the exposed RAM sticks by prying outward (away from the edges of the RAM sticks) on the securing tabs.
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• Unscrew the eleven black 6mm Phillips #1 screws securing the keyboard and palmrest.
• Flip the laptop over.
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• Simultaneously complete the following:
• Push the keyboard backwards (away from yourself) with both hands.
• Pry your thumb under the mouse buttons to lift the keyboard upwards (away from the work surface).
• Pull up to detach the keyboard ribbon tab.
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• Pull up to detach the fingerprint scanner ribbon tab.
• Lift up on the faceplate to remove it.
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• Unscrew the five silver 3mm Phillips #1 screws securing the motherboard.
• Unscrew the silver 7mm Phillips #1 screw securing the motherboard.
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• (Optional) Lay a piece of paper, or other protective material, over the laptop screen.
• Flip the motherboard over onto the screen (or protective material).
• Flipping the motherboard over should not require forceful motion.
• Take extreme care not to damage any ribbon cables or wires still connected to the motherboard.
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• Pry back the three metal tabs on the now-exposed underside of the fan housing with needle-nose pliers.
• Flip the motherboard back over.
• Flipping the motherboard over should not require forceful motion.
• Take extreme care not to damage any ribbon cables or wires still connected to the motherboard.
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• Lift the metal housing off of the fan.
• There may be foil tape securing the housing. If so, remove it carefully in order to put it back after replacing the fan spindle.
• Remove and replace the fan spindle.
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