Remove the seven 4mm Phillips #0 screws holding the motherboard down to the laptop chassis.

Lift the motherboard upwards, folding it towards the laptop screen.

The motherboard will still be attached by two wires, but it is unnecessary to remove these wires to access the fan.

Disconnect the 4-pin PWM cable attaching the fan to the back of the motherboard. The fan can now be removed by simply sliding the fan off the copper heat pipe.