crwdns2933423:0crwdne2933423:0

crwdns2933803:08crwdne2933803:0

crwdns2933797:0Jeff Suovanencrwdnd2933797:0crwdne2933797:0

crwdns2936043:0crwdne2936043:0 crwdns2933505:0crwdne2933505:0 Jeff Suovanen

crwdns2933769:0crwdne2933769:0
crwdns2933771:0crwdne2933771:0
crwdns2933801:0crwdne2933801:0

crwdns2933807:0crwdne2933807:0

[* black] Remove the following 15 screws:
[* red] One 4.4 mm black Phillips screw to the right of the ram slot.
[* orange] Eight 4.7 mm silver T6 Torx screws securing the logic board to the lower case.
+ [* icon_note] If you leave the five uppermost orange screws in place, the heatsink/pipes come out effortlessly, still mounted onto the main board. That way its thermal connection is retained, and you won't need to reapply thermal paste as instructed two steps below.
[* yellow] One 6.2 mm black T6 Torx screw on the right side of the left fan.
[* green] Five 9.4 mm silver T6 Torx screws securing the left and right fans.
- [* icon_note] If you leave the upper 5 orange screws on, the heatsink/pipes come out effortlessly, still mounted onto the main board. That way its thermal connection is retained.