Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

9

Time Required

                          15 - 35 minutes

Sections

3

  • Back Cover
  • 3 steps
  • Battery
  • 2 steps
  • Fan
  • 4 steps

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Introduction

Make sure to power down your device and disconnect from any power sources before you begin.

What you need

Step 1

              Back Cover
  • Turn off the laptop before starting.
  • Flip the laptop over so the model stickers face the ceiling.

Turn off the laptop before starting.

Flip the laptop over so the model stickers face the ceiling.

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Step 2

  • Remove twelve 7 mm screws from the back of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Remove twelve 7 mm screws from the back of the laptop using a Phillips #1 screwdriver.

Step 3

  • Use a Jimmy to pry apart the bottom of the case from the laptop.
  • Be careful not to warp or crack the case.

Use a Jimmy to pry apart the bottom of the case from the laptop.

Be careful not to warp or crack the case.

Step 4

              Battery
  • Carefully detach the ribbon cable connecting the battery and the motherboard.

Carefully detach the ribbon cable connecting the battery and the motherboard.

Step 5

  • Use your hands to lift the battery out of the device.

Use your hands to lift the battery out of the device.

Step 6

              Fan
  • Gently pull the black and white cables up to disconnect them from the Wi-Fi card.

Gently pull the black and white cables up to disconnect them from the Wi-Fi card.

Step 7

  • Unwind the Wi-Fi card wires from the side of the fan.
  • The wires need to be pulled down and around the first hook, as seen in image two.
  • Pull the black and white cables under the second hook and away from the fan.

Unwind the Wi-Fi card wires from the side of the fan.

The wires need to be pulled down and around the first hook, as seen in image two.

Pull the black and white cables under the second hook and away from the fan.

Step 8

  • Pull wires so they are out the way.
  • Loosen the six screws from the fan and heat sink.
  • The two screws closest to the fan cannot be removed from the fan, but will still loosen from the case.

Pull wires so they are out the way.

Loosen the six screws from the fan and heat sink.

The two screws closest to the fan cannot be removed from the fan, but will still loosen from the case.

Step 9

  • Gently lift the fan out of the case, but do not remove it fully; there is still one more cable attached.
  • Pull the cable out of its socket on the motherboard.
  • Remove the fan from the laptop.

Gently lift the fan out of the case, but do not remove it fully; there is still one more cable attached.

Pull the cable out of its socket on the motherboard.

Remove the fan from the laptop.

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

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